The Leuschner Observatory automated 30-inch telescope

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May 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985pasp...97..446t&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications (ISSN 0004-6280), vol. 97, May 1985, p. 446-450.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Observatories, Automatic Control, Computer Techniques, Telescopes, Channels (Data Transmission), Domes (Structural Forms), Fabry-Perot Spectrometers, Mechanical Drives, Nemesis (Star), Personal Computers, Photometers, Pointing Control Systems, Safety Management

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The automation of the Leuschner Observatory 30-inch (76-cm) telescope is discussed. All of the telescope control functions, the telescope positioning, the angle encoders, and the dome alignment have been interfaced to the IEEE-488 instrument bus and can be controlled by a personal computer. The same bus is used to control and collect data from a UBVRI photometer, an intensified Reticon spectrograph, and a Fabry-Perot spectrometer. This telescope is currently being used for the Berkeley Automated Supernova and Nemesis star search.

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