The observatory telescope, which was installed at the beginning of the school, was updated to the latest model in November 2021. We pursued diversity in telescopes as well as unique Shibuya students.
Three types of telescopes support various observations. The Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (made by Meade) with a diameter of 25 cm observes the moon and planets, the refracting telescope (made by Takahashi) with a diameter of 13 cm observes sunspots, nebulae and clusters, and the solar telescope with a diameter of 6 cm (made by LANT) was introduced to observe Hα of the sun. Each telescope has its own CMOS camera. It will be very useful for image and video distribution.
The gantry introduced iOptron’s CEM120EC2. With a tough equatorial mount weighing 50 kg or more, it tracks celestial bodies with an accuracy of 0.07 arcseconds. Various celestial bodies can be automatically introduced in cooperation with a personal computer. We can introduce the target celestial body with just a mouse click. It is a state-of-the-art machine equipped with a hub function for supplying power to a CMOS camera and transferring images via USB.
Utilization in class, research in the astronomical department will be further upgraded. Please stay tuned.
