Lowell Observatory

The Lowell Swift Reeve observatory is used primarily for computer imaging of stellar objects using a CCD camera. This charge coupled device allows extremely sensitive and precise photographs of deep sky objects. Displaying the pictures directly as computer images, CCD pictures can easily be altered and analyzed. The telescope sits upon a computer controlled Takahashi equitorial mount which is motor driven in order to compensate for the rotation of the earth. This observatory is also equipped with an eyepiece projection system for taking closeup pictures of stellar objects.