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Tuorla observatory telescopes



2.0 m mm-region Solar radio telescope (MSRT) is being commissioned
1.0 m telescope is in photometric monitoring of BLLac objects
0.7 m Schmidt is under instrument change.
0.6 m RC is under instrument change.
0.3 m WFT is under field tests.
0.6 m KVA is used in photometric monitoring of BLLac objects
0.1 m NEW located in lobby of the main building. Used in sunspot watching

Tuorla 1.00 m Dall-Kirkham1.0 m Dall-Kirkham reflector
  • f/8.45
  • Filter: V
  • CCD: SBIG ST-8
  • control system: PC
  • In Map E
  • Picture:Tapio Korhonen
    Tuorla 0.7 m Schmidt-teleskooppi 0.7 m Schmidt telescope
  • f/2.5
  • Filter: B V R
  • CCD:
  • control system: PC
  • In Map H

  • Picture:Tapio Korhonen
    Tuorla 0.39 m zenith telescope0.39 m zenith telescope
  • f/18
  • Filter: visual
  • Instrument: ocular micrometer
  • In Map G
  • Picture:Perttu Keinänen
    Tuorla 0.6 m RC-teleskooppi 0.6 m Ritchey-Chrétien telescope
  • f/13
  • Filter: U B V R I
  • Piirola photo-polarimeter
  • control system: PC
  • In Map L
  • Picture:Perttu Keinänen
    Tuorla 0.40 m Väisälä-Schmidt camera0.40 m Väisälä-Schmidt camera
  • f/2.6
  • Filter: visual
  • Instrument: photographic plate
  • control system: manual
  • In Map K
  • Picture:Perttu Keinänen

    La Palma KVA 0.6 m teleskooppi La Palma KVA 0.6 m Cassegrain telescope
  • f/15
  • Filter:
  • CCD:SBIG ST-8
  • control system: PC

  • Picture:Matti Koskimies
    La Palma 0.3 m wide field camera La Palma 0.3 m wide field telescope

    La Palma 0.4 optical monitorLa Palma 0.356 m Celestron CM-1400
  • f/11
  • Filters:
  • CCD:
  • Biggyback at 60 cm telescope

  • Pictures:Perttu Keinänen
    Tuorla 2 m MM wave Solar radio
telescopeTuorla 2.0 m MM wave Solar radio telescope
  • In Map M

  • Tuorla GPS station Tuorla GPS station
  • In Map N
  • Pictures:Perttu Keinänen
    Tuorla 0.10 m Newton telescope
    0.10 m Newton telescope
  • f/10
  • Filter: solar
  • Instrument: naked eye
  • control system: none

  • Picture:Perttu Keinänen
    Some VRML models:
  • Observatory site
  • 1.0 m DK telescope
  • 0.6 m RC telescope


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  • A : base line
  • B : Test tower
  • E : 1.0 M telescope tower
  • G : 0.39 m Zenith tower
  • H : 0.7 m Schmidt telescope
  • I : Astrolab
  • J : 0.25 m Zenith tower
  • K : 0.4 m Väisälä-Schmidt
  • L : 0.6 m RC telescope
  • M : 2 m Radio-telescope
  • N : GPS station
  • H. A. Alikoski, Tähtitaivas No:36 1978, Turun URSA
  • Modified by P. Keinänen 1999
  • 1.00 m 0.6 m 0.4 m 0.4 m zenit 0.7 m 2.0 m radio GPS
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