Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope
The Uppsala Schmidt Telescope is a Schmidt telescope located in Australia. It was moved to Siding Spring Observatory from Mount Stromlo Observatory in 1982. The instrument has been used to study galaxies, asteroids and comets. It was last dedicated to the Siding Spring Survey. The telescope had a field of view of just over 6° through the use of a correcting plate, making its field three times as large as that of the Anglo-Australian Telescope. It used a spherical rather than a parabolic mirror with 0.6 m correcting plate to achieve this. Photographic plates and film were used as detectors.
| Part of | Siding Spring Observatory |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | New South Wales, AUS |
| Coordinates | 31°16′24″S 149°03′52″E |
| Organization | Australian National University |
| Altitude | 1,150 m (3,770 ft) |
| Built | 1956 |
| Decommissioned | 2013 |
| Telescope style | optical telescope Schmidt camera |
| Diameter | 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) |
| Website | www |
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