Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope
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The Uppsala Schmidt Telescope was moved to Siding Spring Observatory
from Mount Stromlo Observatory
in 1980. Has field of view three times as large as the Anglo-Australian Telescope
. Uses a spherical not parabolic mirror with 0.6m correcting plate to achieve this. Photographic plates and film used as detectors. Experimental use of CCD
's (40x times more sensitive that photography). Used for discovering and retrieving asteroid
s. Safety patrol to identify "earth-grazers". This is the telescope with which the Great Daylight Comet of 2007 (C/2006 P1) was discovered by Robert H. McNaught
.
Siding Spring Observatory
Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, part of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University , incorporates the Anglo-Australian Telescope along with a collection of other telescopes owned by the Australian National...
from Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory located just outside of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University .-History:...
in 1980. Has field of view three times as large as the Anglo-Australian Telescope
Anglo-Australian Telescope
The Anglo-Australian Telescope is a 3.9 m equatorially mounted telescope operated by the Australian Astronomical Observatory and situated at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia at an altitude of a little over 1100 m...
. Uses a spherical not parabolic mirror with 0.6m correcting plate to achieve this. Photographic plates and film used as detectors. Experimental use of CCD
Charge-coupled device
A charge-coupled device is a device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for example conversion into a digital value. This is achieved by "shifting" the signals between stages within the device one at a time...
's (40x times more sensitive that photography). Used for discovering and retrieving asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s. Safety patrol to identify "earth-grazers". This is the telescope with which the Great Daylight Comet of 2007 (C/2006 P1) was discovered by Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University. He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observatory....
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External links
- Uppsala Southern Station - history,images,links