Optical telescopes

Optical observation instrumentation.

PARI Sky

Our Sky as seen from the PARI wide angle camera.

PARI Solar Telescopes

One optical solar telescope observes sunspots and a second observes solar flares.

Polaris Monitoring Program

Monitoring Polaris - A Cepheid Variable Star

North Sky Monitoring Program

Monitoring 2 degrees x 3 degrees of the north polar sky.

West Optical Observatory

***NOTE: ASTEROID 2012 DA14 OBSERVING FEBRUARY 15, 2013 HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO OVERCAST SKIES ***

South Optical Observatory

Celestron 0.35-m telescope with an SBIG ST2000 CCD Camera

Information on PARI Sky

A brief description with photos of the PARI Sky Optical Telescope

Optical Telescope Log

 

CCD on South

 

Furman/PARI Telescope

The Furman/PARI Telescope is a Celestron 0.35-m telescope mounted on a Paramount ME. The camera is an SBIG ST10XME CCD + BVRI filter set.

Solar Telescopes

 

West Telescope