Grorudalen Optical Observatory

This telescope was built for visual work , but is also used with different CCD detectors. Optics 0.61m f/15 Cassegrain Nasmyth

The Grorudalen Optical Observatory is an astronomical observatory just north of Oslo in Norway. (Observatory code 238).

It was built in the years 1994 - 1996. The main telescope is a 0.6m f/15 Cassegrain Nasmyth. Three additional telescopes have later been added, a 0.25m Schmidt–Cassegrain, a 0.35m Celestron C14 and a 0.18m Maksutov.

Available CCD Detectors: MX916, ST7, AP7

Current projects : Observing Asteroids and Comets.

Discoveries :

Supernova 2006te ( Type Ia ) in CGCG 207-42 28. Dec 2006

Supernova 2006au ( Type II ) in UGC 11057 7. Mar. 2006

A nova in M33 15. November 2001

A nova in M31 31. October 2000

Supernova 1999cb 4. April 1999

Supernova 1996bk 10. October 1996 ( no credit )

Contributors for building and expanding : Odd Trondal, Michael Schwartz, Pål Helge Grønhaug

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See two videos ( copy paste then search ):

"The 24 inch telescope with ST7, AWR Intelligent Handset + PC"

"Paramount C14 Usage, Part 1 of 5 Introduction"

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