The Anderson Observatory houses an 18" F/6 fork mounted Newtonian equipped with an 8" autoguiding telescope (CB211 detector) and a CB 245 camera. Plans are under way to build a BVRI photometer head to be used with the CB245.
| The Main Dome is 22 feet in diameter and constructed of plywood ribbing and aluminum skin. The warm room is located in the small enclosure behind the dome. | |
| The warm room - a necessity on cold winter nights! | |
| The 18" showing the massive forks and the 8" autoguiding telescope piggy-backed beneath. | |
| Top end of the 18" showing both main CB 245 camera and CB211 autoguider | |
| Detail of the declination drive and cradle. The telescope uses a combination friction and gear drives. Plans are underway to convert the drive to a stepper drive system using Mel Bartel's software. | |
| Close-up view of the X-Y stage of the autoguider. Motor control permits automatic centering of the autoguider on any sutiable guide star. | |