Henry Schoolcraft Hubert was instrumental in the development of a 1920s-era Pontiac observatory in Lake Angelus.

A Schmidt-Cassegrain 8-inch telescope. SBO possesses two 8-inch diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. One is a Celestron (on long-term loan from John Bally) that was mounted piggyback on the 18-inch ...

The telescope ships with a fully adjustable steel ... There are two main catadioptric designs: the Maksutov-Cassegrain and Schmidt-Cassegrain. Both types often come with a computerized GoTo ...

Put simply, Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes correct problems you might find in a reflector telescope, such as the 'coma' effect, where images appear blurred. They have sealed optics, so you don't ...

Two popular catadioptric telescopes are the Schmidt-Cassegrain and Maksutov-Cassegrain designs. 4. Is it true that I should purchase binoculars before a telescope? No. I used to give this advice ...

Stephen McAllister, a physics teacher from Port Glasgow, went viral in 2024 after taking incredible photos of space using a ...

The 24-inch Boller & Chivens f/8 Cassegrain was installed in the dome of Sommers-Bausch ... For the first eight years of its life, the 24-inch was the sole telescope at SBO, and was kept busy seven ...

UPEI's Megan Glover looking through the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope in the university's observatory. (Ken Linton/CBC - image credit) More people than ever have been waiting for their turn to take ...

Since it first introduced the venerable C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain in 1970, Celestron has established itself as a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge telescopes and accessories for amateur astronomers.

Using a Meade LX200GPS Telescope with Schmidt-Cassegrain 16-inch Optics, attendees can marvel at a bevy of celestial objects that range from planets to nebulae to star clusters and comets. The 16-inch ...

Thankfully, there are lots of entry-level telescopes on the market ... His instrument is a Celestron NexStar, a Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector with a 150-mm aperture, has a motorized altitude ...

The Joseph R. Lynch Observatory houses a 16-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope equipped with SBIG CCD camera. Drexel faculty and students actively analyze data from the Sloan Digital Survey, ...