For the first eight years of its life, the 24-inch was the sole telescope at SBO, and was kept busy seven nights a week with undergraduate observing sessions, graduate research, and public open houses ...

Although the camera comes with its own tracking equatorial mount, it has seen most of its use in past years mounted piggyback on the 24-inch telescope. Essentially, using the large telescope as an ...

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Explore the night sky with the best telescopes to suit every budget and ... or 'Snow Moon', through to the planetary parade on February 24, with Mercury and Saturn joining this amazing alignment.