The 12" Newton type telescope at the Vsetín Observatory

manufactured by Jiří Drbohlav

The telescope contains a 12"-diameter parabolic mirror. The focal length is 170 cm and the optical speed 1:5.6. In the Newton-focus there is an ST-7 CCD camera. The telescope is mounted on a Zeiss 7 parallactical mounting.

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Some photos taken with the telescope:
Planetary Nebula M27 Comet C/2008 J1 Comet C/2005 L3 Comet C/2006 OF2 Comet 6P/d'Arrest

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