Some telescopes and equipment on Astronomy Centre Kometland
Teleskoper og utstyr på Astronomisenteret Kometland
Last Updated: February 25, 2010
Bergliot Observatory
Controlroom upwarmed Bergliot-observatory
Controlroom upwarmed Bergliot-observatory
Controlroom upwarmed Bergliot-observatory
Celestron Nex Star 8 SCT f/10 Fork Moupnted
Picture of the Mount
Astrovid 2000 video camera
Picture of Astrovid 2000 Astronomical CCD Videocamera
Astrovid StellaCam EX CCD Videocamera
Control Box
Wedge and tripod on Celstron 8 SCT
Lower part of the tripod
Sivert Aarflot Observatoriet
Under construction. More pictures later
Here is a shot of the inside of the observatory
Celestron CGE 1400 equatorial mount with a Celestron 10 inches f/4,7 Newton reflector
Celestron 10 scope
Polaris Finderscope at CGE 1400 mount
Computerized Go-To Handcontrol with over 40 000 objects
Orion Observatory
Orion Observatory building in 2008, view from the east. The roof latched are closed
Inside of Orion-observatory. Celestron CPC 11 inches Aperture: 279 mm FL= 2800 mm F/Ratio= 10 Schmidt-Cassegrain Catadioptric telescope
The Base and Wedge
Telescope seen from left. Finderscope 9x50 on the top of the Optical tube
Optical Tube
Fork Arms and Counterweight
Wedge
Wide Screen for live video
Visual Back, Star Diagonal and Eyepiece. The star diagonal diverts the light a right angle from the light path of the telescope. For astronomical observing this allows you to observe in postions that are more comfortable than if you were look straight through
Azimuth Looking Knob located on the Base. The CPC has a dual axis clutch system. This allows you to move telescope manually even when the telescope is not powered on
Inside of the observatory
Below the Roll off Roof