Physics
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
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