Perth Observatory: Telescopes

Public Viewing Facility

• 40-cm computer-controlled Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (Meade)
  (virtual tour of this telescope)

• 35-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain (Celestron)
  (virtual tour of this telescope)

• 31-cm Calver (Newtonian) Telescope - made in 1910 - restored in 1996
  (virtual tour of this telescope)

• 30-cm computer-controlled Schmidt-Cassegrain (Meade)
• 28-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain (Celestron)
• 25-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain (Meade)
• 2 x 20-cm Schmidt-Cassegrains
• 5-cm solar telescope (reflector)
• 3-cm H_α solar telescope (Coronado)

Research Telescopes

Perth-Lowell Automated Telescope

The Perth-Lowell Automated Telescope dome at Perth Observatory. Mounted on a 15m tower, the telescope is situated high enough above the ground to put it into a clear, non-turbulent airstream, reducing the distortion caused the by the atmosphere.

The telescope has been running automatically since 1993, and is connected to the Observatory's weather sensors to allow the system to pause and close the roof when cloudy, and restart when the weather clears.

The Perth-Lowell Telescope is featured in our virtual tour of the Observatory.

Internet Telescopes

Follow this link for details of our internet telescopes that are used for research as well as education.

New Building Progress

View the progress of our new enclosure for the A. Montgomery Ward Telescope here .