16" (0.4 m) Boller & Chivens Telescope
photo of 16" B&C taken by Reed Riddle
The east dome of HLCO is home to an f/18 16" Boller & Chivens classical
cassegrain telescope. From 1964 to 1986, the telescope was one of the research
work- horses of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory's (NOAO) Kitt Peak
National Observatory located near Tuscon, Arizona. The development of larger
aperture telescope combined with budgetary cutbacks forced NOAO to no longer
support their smaller telescopes. In a competative bidding process, GSU won
the opportunity to house the #3 16" B&C (with parts from #4) closer to home.
This sparked the construction of HLCO and has inspired many GSU faculty, staff,
and students to use the observatory facilities for their professional research
projects. Such research includes: aperture masking, speckle interferometry,
open cluster photometry, AGN variabiity studies, binary star orbit
determinations, and a host of engineering projects.
B&C Operations Guide
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