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Upcoming Programs
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Children's Program Saturday, February 15, 2025 7 PM "Making and Using an Astrolabe"
Program is Full Family Night Friday, February 21, 2025 8 PM
Public Night Monday, February 24, 2025 8 PM "Life of the Sun"
Please register online or email for reservations. All reservations MUST be made by 1PM the day of the event.
Check out the video of the new telescope installation!
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The 1.3m telescope will have an Andor Ikon XL 231 large format CCD camera. The detector is a 16.8 megapixel back illuminated sensor with a quantum efficiency of ~90% and a well depth of 350,000 e. The camera can be cooled to -80 C without the need for liquid nitrogen.
The 1.3m telescope will also have a Shelyak Eshel II spectrograph. This spectrograph will cover 4500 - 7000 Angstroms with a resoltuion greater than 10,000. This is a major upgrade for Mt. Cuba, which currently does not have a working spectrograph. Both instruments will be accessible through the telescope MIA (multi-instrument adapter).
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