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Bochum 0.61-metre telescope (decommissioned)
The Bochum 0.61-metre telescope was installed on La Silla in 1968 following a trilateral agreement between ESO, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) and the University of Bochum. This telescope has the honour of being the first national telescope — belonging to one of the member states — in ESO's history. The telescope, manufactured by Boller & Chivens, was equipped with a photoelectric photometer made at the central workshop of Göttingen University.
Science goals
Photometry.
Bochum 0.61-metre telescope
Name:
Bochum 0.61-metre telescope
Site:
La Silla
Altitude:
2375 m
Enclosure:
Classical dome
Type:
Photometric telescope
Optical design:
Cassegrain reflector
Diameter. Primary M1:
0.61 m
Material. Primary M1:
Low expansion Silica
Diameter. Secondary M2:
0.15 m
Material. Secondary M2:
Low expansion Silica
Mount:
Equatorial cross-axis mount
First Light date:
7 September 1968
Decommissioning date:
N/A
Images taken with the Bochum 0.61-metre telescope:
The Bochum 0.61-metre telescope was installed on La Silla in 1968 following a trilateral agreement between ESO, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) and the University of Bochum. This telescope has the honour of being the first national telescope — belonging to one of the member states — in ESO's history. The telescope, manufactured by Boller & Chivens, was equipped with a photoelectric photometer made at the central workshop of Göttingen University.