Equipment

On Campus

On the roof of Davey Lab there are two Celestron C-8 Cassegrain reflectors owned by the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. There are three domes. The club has access to all three domes, one of which contains a new telescope with a CCD camera! Click here to see a picture of Davey Lab taken from the roof of Deike Building (down the street from Davey Lab).

Portable

We have two 10-inch Dobsonian reflectors owned and actually constructed by the Astronomy Club. We own several laser sights. All of this is very portable and great for short trips off campus to places where the skies are darker and not light polluted like "downtown" State College.

Off Campus

The club has its own off-campus observatory at the recently renovated Fox Hollow site just north of town. Home to the club's 6-inch Mogey refracting telescope, the site is available to members after a procedural checkout. This telescope was previously housed on the roof of Buckhout Lab. As well, the Black Moshannon Observatory that is owned by the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics provides a very dark destination for observing. Though the club does not have access to the building there, it is a remote location great for setting up in the yard nearby.

Last updated: 07/23/2006