Table Mountain Observatory: Telescopes

Astro Mechanics 0.6m

Astro Mechanics 0.6m, f/16 or 36 (coude focus) Ritchey-Chretien reflector on a German off-axis equatorial mount. Installed in 1966.
Located in Building TM-12. The telescope operating system is called TCP (Telescope Control Program) and was developed at TMO specifically for the 0.6m.

RCOS 0.4m

RCOS 0.4m, f/8.4 Ritchey-Chretien (Currently not in Service)	Celestron 11" EdgeHD Optical Tube
Paramount ME equatorial mount. Installed in 2003.
Located in Building TM-24, the small white dome east of TM-12. The telescope operating system is The Sky software.

All telescopes can be operated remotely. The 0.4m telescope includes scripting software for pre-planned observations. A scripting capability for the 0.6m is in the early stages of development.