Horseshoe equatorial telescope Comparison Table

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Horseshoe equatorial telescope comparison table

Subject has location has owner has latitude has secondary mirror shape has mirror maker has operator has acronym has mirror type has altitude has synonym has focal ratio has aperture has mount has mounting manufacturer has longitude has primary mirror shape has creation date

2.3-meter Telescope Kavalur, Tamil Nadu, India Vainu Bappu Observatory 12° 35' N Indian Inst. Astrophys. Zerodur 725 m Vainu Bappu 2.3 m f/3.25, 13, 43 2.33 m Horseshoe equatorial Walchandnagar Industries 78° 50' E 1985

3.5-meter Telescope Calar Alto, Spain Calar Alto Observatory 37° 13' N convex hyperboloid Zeiss (Ober.) German-Spanish Astronomical Center Zerodur 2168 m f/3.5, 3.9, 10, 35 3.50 m Horseshoe equatorial Voith, Heidenheim; Zeiss (Ober.) 2° 32' W concave hyperboloid 1984

Anglo-Australian Telescope Siding Spring Mtn., Australia Anglo-Australian Observatory 31° 17' S Grubb-Parsons AAT Cer-Vit 1149 m t/3.3. 8, 15. 36 3.893 m Horseshoe equatorial Mitsubishi 149° 04' E 1975

Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Mauna Kea, Hawaii, US Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corp. 19° 49' N Dominion Astrophys. Obs. CFHT Cer-Vit 4200 m f/3.8, 8, 20, 35 3.58 m Horseshoe equatorial SNACRP 155° 28' W 1979

ESO 3.6-meter Telescope La Silla, Chile European Southern Observatory 29° 16' S REOSC Fused-silica 2387 m ESO 3.6 m f/3.0, 8.1, 32 3.57 m Horseshoe equatorial Creusot-Loire 70° 44' W 1977

George Ellery Hale Telescope Palomar Mountain, Calif., US Palomar Observatory 33° 21' N convex hyperboloid J.A. Anderson California Institute of Technology ribbed Corning Pyrex 1706 m 200 inch f/3.3. 16, 30 5.08 m Horseshoe yoke mount Westinghouse 116° 52' W concave paraboloid 1948

Nicholas U. Mayall Reflector Kitt Peak, Arizona, US Kitt Peak National Observatory 31° 58' N convex hyperboloid KPNO Optical Shop Fused-quartz 2120 m Kitt Peak 4 m f/2.7, 8, 15.7 IR, 190 3.81 m Horseshoe equatorial Western Gear Corp. 111° 36' W concave hyperboloid 1973

Victor M. Blanco Telescope Cerro Tololo, Chile Cerro Tololo Inter-American Obs. 30° 10' S convex hyperboloid KPNO Optical Shop Cer-Vit 2215 m CTIO 4 meter f/2.8, 8.0 4.001 m Horseshoe equatorial Western Gear Corp. 70° 49' W concave hyperboloid 1976

Subject	has location	has owner	has latitude	has secondary mirror shape	has mirror maker	has operator	has acronym	has mirror type	has altitude	has synonym	has focal ratio	has aperture	has mount	has mounting manufacturer	has longitude	has primary mirror shape	has creation date
2.3-meter Telescope	Kavalur, Tamil Nadu, India	Vainu Bappu Observatory	12° 35' N		Indian Inst. Astrophys.			Zerodur	725 m	Vainu Bappu 2.3 m	f/3.25, 13, 43	2.33 m	Horseshoe equatorial	Walchandnagar Industries	78° 50' E		1985
3.5-meter Telescope	Calar Alto, Spain	Calar Alto Observatory	37° 13' N	convex hyperboloid	Zeiss (Ober.)	German-Spanish Astronomical Center		Zerodur	2168 m		f/3.5, 3.9, 10, 35	3.50 m	Horseshoe equatorial	Voith, Heidenheim; Zeiss (Ober.)	2° 32' W	concave hyperboloid	1984
Anglo-Australian Telescope	Siding Spring Mtn., Australia	Anglo-Australian Observatory	31° 17' S		Grubb-Parsons		AAT	Cer-Vit	1149 m		t/3.3. 8, 15. 36	3.893 m	Horseshoe equatorial	Mitsubishi	149° 04' E		1975
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope	Mauna Kea, Hawaii, US	Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corp.	19° 49' N		Dominion Astrophys. Obs.		CFHT	Cer-Vit	4200 m		f/3.8, 8, 20, 35	3.58 m	Horseshoe equatorial	SNACRP	155° 28' W		1979
ESO 3.6-meter Telescope	La Silla, Chile	European Southern Observatory	29° 16' S		REOSC			Fused-silica	2387 m	ESO 3.6 m	f/3.0, 8.1, 32	3.57 m	Horseshoe equatorial	Creusot-Loire	70° 44' W		1977
George Ellery Hale Telescope	Palomar Mountain, Calif., US	Palomar Observatory	33° 21' N	convex hyperboloid	J.A. Anderson	California Institute of Technology		ribbed Corning Pyrex	1706 m	200 inch	f/3.3. 16, 30	5.08 m	Horseshoe yoke mount	Westinghouse	116° 52' W	concave paraboloid	1948
Nicholas U. Mayall Reflector	Kitt Peak, Arizona, US	Kitt Peak National Observatory	31° 58' N	convex hyperboloid	KPNO Optical Shop			Fused-quartz	2120 m	Kitt Peak 4 m	f/2.7, 8, 15.7 IR, 190	3.81 m	Horseshoe equatorial	Western Gear Corp.	111° 36' W	concave hyperboloid	1973
Victor M. Blanco Telescope	Cerro Tololo, Chile	Cerro Tololo Inter-American Obs.	30° 10' S	convex hyperboloid	KPNO Optical Shop			Cer-Vit	2215 m	CTIO 4 meter	f/2.8, 8.0	4.001 m	Horseshoe equatorial	Western Gear Corp.	70° 49' W	concave hyperboloid	1976

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