61-inch Wyeth Reflector
Oak Ridge Observatory
Harvard, Massachusetts
Operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (
SAO
), in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Instrumentation includes:
a CCD camera used for astrometric studies of comets and asteroids
(
Marsden 1991
,
McCrosky 1989
),
an
Echelle spectrograph
used for radial velocity studies of stars, including
planet searches
,
(
Peterson et al. 1993
,
Geary et al. 1990
),
(Mazeh, Latham & Stefanik 1996)
,
an optical search for extra-terrestrial civilizations
, and
other instruments such as MIT's high-speed photometer
(
Peterson et al 1989
).
The
New England Light Pollution Advisory Group
is working to keep the skies dark in New England for users of this telescope and everyone else who appreciates seeing the stars at night.
Last updated 11 October 2000 by
Doug Mink
,
dmink@cfa,harvard.edu
,