2007/02/26
Observatory Tour
Beside the Star Party, the McDonald Observatory also offers a day time program that includes a talk on the sun and a tour of two of their telescopes — the 107" (2.7 meters) and the 9.2 meter. The 9.2 meter telescope (Hobby Eberly) is actually made up 91 individual mirrors that are aligned to act as one mirror. Very interesting stuff.
The 107" telescope --- the floor moves up and down so people can access parts of the telescope.
The dome for the 107" telescope.
The Hobby Eberly Telescope. It doesn't have the conventional tube but is a metal frame. The mirror is sitting on the blue frame near the bottom of the photo.
This gives you an idea how the mirror looks.
The dome for the Hobby Eberly Telescope
The 107" telescope --- the floor moves up and down so people can access parts of the telescope.
The dome for the 107" telescope.
The Hobby Eberly Telescope. It doesn't have the conventional tube but is a metal frame. The mirror is sitting on the blue frame near the bottom of the photo.
This gives you an idea how the mirror looks.
The dome for the Hobby Eberly Telescope
