The observatory is outfitted with sophisticated telescopes and cameras. The summary:
Telescopes:
- In the main observatory dome, there is a RCOS Ritchey Chretien 20″ scope, on a Paramount ME mount.
- In the second dome, the “Dall House”, there is a PlaneWave 17″ Dall Kirkham scope, on a Paramount ME II mount.
- The Observation deck of the observatory holds an Intes Micro 10″ Mak MC 203/ 2030, which goes on the AP 900 GTO mount.
Cameras:
- Apogee U9000 Imaging Camera: with 3056 x 3056 pixels at 12 microns, this imager sports a very large chip size.
- STF-8300 Color, full frame CCD: based on Kodak’s KAF-8300, 8.3 megapixel, with a 3326 x 2504 pixel array at 5.4 microns.
- SBIG STX-16801 Non Anti-Blooming CCD Ccamera.
![RCOS 20 inch-after 2010 installation-resize RCOS Ritchey-Chretien 20”](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/RCOS-20-inch-after-2010-installation-resize.jpg)
RCOS Ritchey-Chretien 20”
![PlaneWave CDK 17 inch Dall Kirkham PlaneWave CDK 17″ Dall Kirkham](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PlaneWave-CDK-17-inch-Dall-Kirkham.png)
PlaneWave CDK 17″ Dall Kirkham
![Intes Micro 10 scope Intes Micro 10 teleescope](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/Media By Major Pages/03 Observatory/Intes-Micro-10-scope.jpg)
Intes Micro 10 teleescope
![GB 10 inch Dob with eq platform-Cal sunset-resized 10″ Dobsonian, on the Observation Deck](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/Media By Major Pages/03 Observatory/GB-10-inch-Dob-with-eq-platform-Cal-sunset-resized.jpg)
10″ Dobsonian, on the Observation Deck
![Paramount02 Software Bisque Paramount ME and ME II](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/Media By Major Pages/03 Observatory/Paramount02.jpg)
Software Bisque Paramount ME and ME II
![a_Apogee_U9000_Camera02 Apogee U9000 CCD Camera](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/a_Apogee_U9000_Camera02.jpg)
Apogee U9000 CCD Camera
![SBIG STF-8300c CCD Camera SBIG STF-8300C CCD Camera](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/Media By Major Pages/03 Observatory/SBIG-STF-8300c-CCD-Camera.jpg)
SBIG STF-8300C CCD Camera
![SBIG STX-16801 Non Anti-Blooming CCD Ccamera SBIG STX-16801 Non Anti-Blooming CCD Ccamera](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SBIG-STX-16801-Non-Anti-Blooming-CCD-Ccamera.png)
SBIG STX-16801 Non Anti-Blooming CCD Ccamera
![a_ProDome02 Technical Innovations Pro Dome 15′](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/a_ProDome02.jpg)
Technical Innovations Pro Dome 15′
![Ash Dome Ash Dome](https://www.tuolumneskies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ash-Dome.png)
Ash Dome