Optics the
Leuschner Thirty Inch Telescope
- 30 inch diameter primary
- F:8 nominal
- 33 arc-second /mm scale
The telescope was re-collimated in the spring of 2001 by a group of
graduate
students. For details, see
here and an alternate method by Dick Treffers here. Below is
a drawing of the Ritchey Chretien Optics (all dimensions are in
inches).
Drive system
The telescope drive is discussed here
Mounting
Below is a drawing of the mounting plate bolt circle (all dimensions
are
in inches).