Observatory Telescopes
CWU has a large collection of small to medium sized telescopes that are used for teaching, outreach, and research purposes.
Telescopes:
16-inch Telescope:
Portable 16-inch MEADE telescope
10-inch Telescopes:
Twelve 10-inch Dobsonian Telescopes, used for the Physics 101 classes
12-inch Telescope:
A 12-inch MEADE Telescope used for the RECON Research our campus participates in
14-inch Telescopes:
Two 14-inch MEADE Telescopes used for both undergraduate research and in the Physics 201 Operation and Research Techniques for Small Observatories (ORTSO) class
9.25-inch Telescope:
Celestron on a portable German Equitorial Mount
4-inch Refractor:
Orion Eon ED Apochromatic Refractor
11-inch Telesope:
Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph for Astrophotography
Coronado Solarmax II 90-mm:
Solar telescope for solar viewing
Physics News
Pumpkin Drop/Trashcano Decoration and Submission Day Come join us on Saturday Oct. 29th
Pumpkin Drop And Trashcano EventThe 2022 Pumpkin Drop & Trashcano Event will be held on Sunday, Oct 30, 2022 beginning at 12 pm
Astronomy Club - MondaysAstronomy Club will meet each Monday at 6pm in the Lydig Planetarium (Discovery Hall room 101) for W
