1.1 Meter Telescope

This is our finally completed 1.1 meter telescope. It is a Dall Kirkham design with an F2 primary and an F8 final focal ratio. It is housed in an 18′ Ash dome in south east Arizona at 4500 feet. It saw first light in 2023 after more than two decades of construction effort. 

For a comprehensive 1 hour video on the construction of this telescope see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LefPFvYeJ7

For those interested in the instrument details:
AC Servo drives on metal friction pulleys. Force One brushless controller from Sidereal Technologies. Gemini focuser\rotator by Optec. Apogee back illuminated CCD camera. 

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