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The Telescopes at Indian Hill

16 inch

16 inch "Stokes"Newtonian Reflector 

The first telescope installed at Indian Hill.  A 16 inch F7 classical Newtonian Reflector on a German Equatorial Mount. Computer controlled, electric focuser, GO-TO with autoguider capabilities.

8 inch Schmidt-Newtonian
(not shown)

Mounted tandem on the 16".

Refractors

4 and 6 inch Refractors

Two Refractors. A 6 inch Astrophysics F/8, oil spaced triplet, vintage 1986. The 4 inch F/10 guidescope is a Vixen air spaced doublet. The mount is a Losmandy G-11 with upgraded Gemini controller and Servo Motors.
Computer controlled with autoguider capabilities.

 

 

LX200

12 inch Schmidt-Cassigrain

Meade LX200 GPS Schmidt-Cassigrain
Guide scope with DSI autoguider

Used for visual and photometry

 

ten inch schmidt newtonian

10 inch Schmidt-Newtonian

Meade Schmidt-Newtonian on a CGE mount. Primarily used for Astrophotography.

 

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