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The Burrell
Schmidt
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Case Astronomy owns
and operates the 24"/36" Burrell Schmidt wide field telescope, located
at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona.
It is used for deep wide-field imaging and surveys.
View a sample
of Schmidt images using the SITe 2048x4096 CCD (0.75o
x 1.5o).
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The
9 1/2 Inch Rooftop Telescope
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refractor is located on top of the A.W. Smith building.
It is available to all faculty, staff and students of CWRU. Before
using
the telescope, persons must contact Charley Knox to schedule
an
appointment to receive instructions on telescope operation and
procedures. Following the orientation procedure, interested persons
sign up for nights
on the calendar located in the astronomy department (near the
mailboxes). |
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