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| Telescopes: |
| Visitors are welcome to observe stars using the
following telescopes. Telescopes are available on Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. |
| *101 cm reflecting telescope |
| Aperture: |
101cm |
| Focal ratio: |
F/12 at classical Cassegrain and broken-Cassegrain
foci
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| Mounting: |
Fork type equatorial mounting |
| Manufacturer: |
Norizuki Giken (Yaizu-City, Shizuoka Prefecture) |
| Instrumental accessories: |
- eyepieces
for star-gazing
- liquid-nitrogen-cooled
CCD imaging camera (manufactured by
Astrocam)
- Photoelectric
photometer
- Spectrograph
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| *35 cm reflecting telescope |
| Aperture: |
35 cm, Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (manufactured by
Celestron)
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| Mounting: |
German type mounting (manufactured by Mikage Koki) |
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| *101 cm reflecting telescope |
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*Replica of an armillary sphere |
| *Replica of an armillary sphere |
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Armillary spheres were used in ancient China to show the
relative positions of the celestial equator, ecliptic, and other
circles of the celestial sphere. The replica of an armillary sphere
in BAO is the same size as the sphere from the Ming Dynasty
which is now displayed in the Purple Mountain Observatory in
NanJing, China.
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| *Solar telescope |
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When the sky is clear, a white-light image and H-alpha
image of the sun are displayed in real time.
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| *A 1/10-reduced replica of a 101 cm telescope |
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A 1/10-reduced replica of a 101 cm telescope, produced by
Norizuki Giken
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| *Model composed of lenses and mirrors |
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The model explains the principal differences between refracting
and reflecting telescopes.
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| *Personal computer-based astronomical images |
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Visitors can view seasonal constellations and test their knowledge of astronomy
with computer quizzes (Q & A). |
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