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Hawkeye Observatory was built in 2006. It is 14' x 16' roll off roof design. It is located 42°26'20.20"n by 89°19'35.24"w at an elevation of 758'. The main feature is the three drop down walls to add to viewing pleasure. I also have the Scope connected into the house with a LAN. |
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Scudco
Telescope is an
ongoing ATM project. It was first built
in 1992. Major mount design changes were made in 1994. OTA
changes were done in 2006. The scope is an 18"f4.5 mounted on a GEM.
The O.T.A. is setup on a set of rotating rings that can put
the
eyepiece at an advantageous viewing angle. The servo drive is
made
by Sidereal technology. It carries a Galaxy Optics mirror.
There
is a 3.50" secondary & a JMI crayford focuser. It's equipped
with
Sky Commander DSC, and that's interfaced to a desktop that's running
MegaStar. My camera is now a ST2000xm.
The Name Scudco came abouts because we (my nephew & I) started building the scope right after the Gulf War. Peoples first impression was that it looked like a missile launcher. |