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[340k] (Photograph by Mike Read)</p><p>SPACEWATCH庐 currently operates three telescopes on the summit of Kitt Peak. </p><ol><li><a href="#09meter">0.9-meter SPACEWATCH庐 telescope</a></li><li><a href="#18meter">1.8-meter SPACEWATCH庐 telescope</a></li><li>2.3-meter Bok telescope of Steward Observatory<a href="https://www.as.arizona.edu/bok-23m-telescope"><span class="small"> (part-time):</span>  https://www.as.arizona.edu/bok-23m-telescope</a></li></ol><hr><h2>SPACEWATCH庐 0.9-meter Telescope</h2><center><img src="/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/telescopes/09snow.jpg" alt="0.9-m telescope" width="475" height="405"><p><br>The SPACEWATCH庐 0.9-m telescope (left) on beautiful Kitt Peak during the winter.   (Photograph by Jim Scotti)</p></center><center><p><strong>Observatory information:</strong></p><table class="table"><tbody><tr><td>Geodetic Latitude (Reference Datum WGS 84; +/- 6 meters)</td><td>31.96220掳  N</td></tr><tr><td>Longitude (Reference Datum WGS 84; +/- 6 meters)</td><td>-111.60038掳 E</td></tr><tr><td>Elevation of telescope axes (Reference Datum WGS 84; +/- 10 meters)</td><td>2.08 km</td></tr><tr><td>IAU Observatory Code</td><td>691</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table class="table"><tbody><tr><td>Optical configuration</td><td>Old System (to 2002 April)</td><td>Mosaic of CCDs (From 2002 Sept)</td></tr><tr><td>Optics</td><td>Newtonian, f/5.34, coma corrected and field flattened</td><td>Corrected prime focus, f/3</td></tr><tr><td>Filter</td><td>Schott OG 515* (See below)</td><td>Schott OG-515</td></tr><tr><td>Primary mirror diameter</td><td>0.946 m (37.25 inches)</td><td>0.946 m (37.25 inches)</td></tr><tr><td>Masked mirror diameter</td><td>0.882 m (34.7 inches)</td><td><p>Clear aperture  0.934 m (36.75 inches); secondary shadow 0.3m diameter.</p><p>Effective collecting area = 0.61 m^2</p></td></tr><tr><td>Image scale (at corrected focus)</td><td>43.8 arcsec/mm</td><td>74.0 arcsec/mm</td></tr><tr><td>CCD</td><td>Tektronix TK2048EB1-1 (2048x2048 pixels), thinned, backside illuminated</td><td>Four  E2V Technologies Model: CCD42-90-I-941, 4608 x 2048 pixels each, thinned, and backside illuminated</td></tr><tr><td>Pixel size</td><td>24 microns</td><td>13.5 microns</td></tr><tr><td>Image scale</td><td>1.05 arcsec/pixel</td><td>1.00 arcsec/pixel</td></tr><tr><td>Effective field of view</td><td>37' x 33' (RA x Dec)</td><td>2.9 square degrees</td></tr><tr><td>Exposure time</td><td>2m23s at 0掳 Dec;  2m38s at +/-25掳 Dec (drift scanning)</td><td>120 seconds (stare mode)</td></tr><tr><td>Limiting magnitude</td><td>V = 21.5</td><td>V = 21.7</td></tr></tbody></table><p>* All SPACEWATCH庐 observations have been and will continue to be made through a Schott OG 515 filter. The filter greatly simplified lens design for the broad (0.5-1.0 micron) bandpass because it allowed us to avoid an atmospheric dispersion compensator, a difficult proposition at these fast f/numbers, and allows us to use flint elements in the lens prescription. It also reduces moonlit sky background.</p></center><center class="rteleft"><p>Log Book of the Steward Observatory's 36-inch Telescope, 1967 June 03- 1986 May 30:  <a href="/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/36_Tel_Log_Book_1967_June_03-1986_May_30.pdf">/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/36_Tel_Log_Book_1967_June_03-1986_May_30.pdf</a></p></center><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><center><h2>SPACEWATCH庐 1.8-meter Telescope</h2></center><center><img src="/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/telescopes/18inside.jpg" alt="1.8-m telescope" width="260" height="360"><p><br>The 1.8-m SPACEWATCH庐 telescope in its upright position.<br>(Photograph by Alain Maury)</p></center><center class="rteleft"><p><strong>Observatory information: </strong></p><table class="table"><tbody><tr><td>Geodetic Latitude (Reference Datum WGS 84; +/- 6 meters)</td><td>31.96169掳 N</td></tr><tr><td>Longitude (Reference Datum WGS 84; +/- 6 meters)</td><td>-111.59995掳 E</td></tr><tr><td>Elevation (Reference Datum WGS 84; +/- 10 meters)</td><td>2.08 km</td></tr><tr><td>IAU Observatory Code</td><td>291</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Primary mirror: 1.818 meter diameter, f/2.7 paraboloid.</p><p>Secondary shadow diameter = 0.78m</p><p>Net active optical collecting area = 2..12 m^2</p><p>Folded prime focus, coma corrected and field flattened.<br>Filter: Schott OG 515; see below.<br>Detector: Fairchild 3041 CCD, 2048 x 2048 pixels, thinned,<br>          backside illuminated, and broad-band antireflection (BBAR) coated.<br>Pixel size: 15 microns.<br>Camera: Finger Lakes Instruments ProLine Model PL3041-LC, S/N PL0144010.<br>Image scale: 0.6 arcsec/pixel.<br>Field of view:  20 arcmin x 20 arcmin.<br>Limiting magnitude: R = 22</p><p>All SPACEWATCH庐 observations have been and will continue to be made through a Schott OG 515 filter. The filter greatly simplified lens design for the broad (0.5-1.0 micron) bandpass because it allowed us to avoid an atmospheric dispersion compensator, a difficult proposition at these fast f/numbers, and allows us to use flint elements in the lens prescription.  It also reduces moonlit sky background, being a "minus-blue" (i. e., yellow-orange) color.</p></center><center class="rteleft"> </center><p> </p><p><strong>Instrument History</strong> </p><p>Download SPACEWATCH庐 Apparatus Epochs (PDF)  </p><p><a href="https://spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu">https://spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu</a><a href="/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/Spacewatch_apparatus_epochs_240619.pdf">/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/Spacewatch_apparatus_epochs_240619.pdf</a>  </p><p>History of SPACEWATCH庐 0.9-meter Telescope (PDF) <a href="/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/History_of_0.9-meter_Telescope.pdf">/sites/spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/files/History_of_0.9-meter_Telescope.pdf</a> and <a 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