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Mount Cuba
Astronomical Observatory
Upcoming Programs
(Click on the events tab to make reservations)
Family Night Friday, January 17, 2025 8PM
FULL Public Night Friday, January 20, 2025 8PM Jupiter and Saturn the Royalty of the Solar System
Family Night Friday, February 7, 2025 8PM
Public Night Monday, February 10, 2025 8PM "Space Crop Production: Martian Agriculture"
Please register online or email for reservations. All reservations MUST be made by 1PM the day of the event.
Check out the video of the new telescope installation!
​Current Astronomical Events ​
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The Planet Parade
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Please see the link below for information about how to view the planets this month. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/whats-up-january-2025-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/
The MCAO telescope assembly is under construction at DFM. The images above show a similar instrument at the Observatorio Astronomico Nacional in Baja California. This telescope is part of the Transneptunian Automated Occultation Survey (TAOS II)
The MCAO telescope has arrived!
The telescope fork mount under construction at DFM!
Telescope with Dec Drive disk attached to Fork and Center section
The primary mirror cell
Richard Neel working on the primary mirror cell
RA secondary drive assembly
The Mirror covers
More pictures of raw parts here.
Secondary mirror fine focus control
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