KPNO 1.3-meter computer systems

KPNO 1.3-meter computer systems

Downloadable versions (see NOAO Conditions of Use):
254 x 200 10 kb B&W JPEG(on this page)
508 x 400 28 kb B&W JPEG
1300 x 1024 144 kb B&W JPEG
3236 x 2550 960 kb B&W JPEG
3236 x 2550 8.0 Mb B&W TIFF

The 50-inch telescope was originally operated with a variety of PDP computers and custom-built hardware. The 1.3-meter telescope was closed in 1995 for budgetary reasons and was refurbished in 2001 by a university consortium.

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