Fan Mountain Observatory 31-inch Reflector Instrumentation
The 31-inch telescope is a general use reflector originally used with photomultipliers and a photographic plate specrograph. Currenty extensive hardware upgrades and instrumentation efforts have been completed, transforming the observatory into a more modern research facility capable of IR imaging and polarimetry. The telescope has two secondary mirrors allowing for either an f/16 or f/32 beam. The f/16 beam produces a 16.9 arcsec/mm focal plane.
| Instrument | Description | Specs | Website (Local) |
Notes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYE | 2-inch Eyepieces |  |
 |
A | Operational |
| Fan Cam | Fan Mtn. NIR Camera | |
B | Operational |
Notes
A.
One of the uses of the 31-inch is for public eyepiece observations.
There are curently three eyepieces available: a 20mm Nagler, a 35mm Panoptic,
and a 50mm Plössl.
B.
In December 2004, FanCam saw first light on the 31-inch telescope and is
now fully operational as a near-infrared imaging and polarimetry system. Please see the
project webpage for
more information.
