Moore Observatory
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Facilities at Moore Observatory
RC Optical 0.6-meter Ritchie Chretien telescope (MORC)
Planewave 0.5-meter corrected Dall Kirkham telescope north (CDK20N)
Azari 0.5-meter Ritchie Chretien in the Roll Roof facility (AZ20)
Star Dome and Lili Garden - apochromatic visual refractor for visitors
Other Locations
Manner 0.6-meter Ritchie Chretien telescope on Mt. Lemmon (ULMT)
Mount Kent Observatory in Queensland (USQ)
Planewave 0.5-meter corrected Dall Kirkham telescope at Mt. Kent (CDK20S)
Planewave 0.7-meter corrected Dall Kirkham telescope at Mt. Kent (CDK700)
Minerva Australis at Mt. Kent
Overview of Telescopes and Instrumentation
Live snapshots
Live site camera
(limited access)
Live all sky camera
(limited access)
Ionosphere and solar flare monitor
Remote telescope access
Observing Conditions
Regional weather
National graphics
Astrospheric
Clear Sky Chart for Moore Observatory
Sky transparency
Observatory weather
Environmental sensors
GOES 16 airmass
View Louisville, Kentucky, time and weather
View Tucson, Arizona, time and weather
View Toowoomba, Australia, time and weather
Coordinated Universal Time
World light pollution map
More About Moore
Location
Observing for students and visitors
History of the observatory
Resources
Open source software
Open source astronomical image and data archive
A few images from the telescopes Moore and Mt. Kent observatories
Horner Wildlife Refuge
Horner Wildlife Refuge
Bird feeder album
Last update: February 16, 2024
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