User's Guide to the Tauchmann 22-inch Telescope


Table of Contents


Introduction
Hardware
Power
Dome Floor and Tarps
Telescope Control Box
Dome Shutter and Rotation
Mirror Covers
Finder Scope & Telrad
Eyepieces and Selection
Pointing
Checklists
Startup
Shutdown
Limits
Pointing
Weather
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Pointing Limits

The Tauchmann telescope has the following pointing limits:
East-5:45 HA
West+5:45 HA
North+90 degrees
South-45 degrees

While the HA axis has limit switches, it is preferable to not observe close to the limits to make sure the telescope doesn't get stuck in a limit.


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Last modified: Fri Feb 14 14:40:16 PST 2025