Pine Mountain Observatory

Telescopes

• A Cassegrain reflector built in 1970 by Sigma Research has a 1024 x 1024 pixel thinned, rear illuminated, blue-sensitive CCD camera with a field size of approximately 36 arcminutes. It is mounted at the prime focus, which prevents direct observations.
• A Cassegrain reflector was the first telescope installed at the site in 1967.
• A Cassegrain reflector was used by Donnelly and Ebbinghausen before PMO was founded, and was later installed at the site. As of 2007 a project was under way, in collaboration with Portland State University, to replace the historic instrument with a remotely controlled telescope for astronomical imaging.
• A Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope was installed in 2015 and was dubbed the "Robbins" after Kenneth C. Robins whose contributions made the project possible. The telescope is operable from the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. It is currently be used for research by undergraduate students at the University.

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