Visitor Center 0.6-meter Shreve Telescope

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The Visitor Center 0.6-meter Shreve Telescope is dedicated to public nighttime observing programs, astronomy workshops and overnight telescope observing programs.



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Visitor Center 0.6-meter Shreve Telescope

Status

Operational

Broad Science Goals

Public night observing program

Astrophotography workshops

Site

Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA

Location Coordinates

31º 57’ 29.4’ N

111º 35’ 53.8’ W

Altitude

2096 m (6877 ft)

Enclosure

Dome

Type

Optical

Optical Design

Ritchey-Chrétien

Field of View

0.42° x 0.42° (with 33mm sensor)

Diameter: Primary M1

0.6 meters

Material: Primary M1

Zero-expansion ceramic substrate

Mount

Equatorial Fork Mount

First Light Date

November 2024

Adaptive Optics

None

Images taken with the Visitor Center 0.6-meter Shreve Telescope

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Images of the Visitor Center 0.6-meter Shreve Telescope

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Videos of the Visitor Center 0.6-meter Shreve Telescope

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Press Releases with the Visitor Center 0.6-meter Shreve Telescope

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