Putman Mountain Observatory
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Observatory
The Putman Mountain Observatory was designed for amateur astrophotography, research, including asteroid and exoplanet searches and photometry, teaching, education, and public outreach. To learn more about the observatory, please see the following links: Observatory Design Equipment Construction Observatory Automation
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The Putman Mountain Observatory was designed for amateur astrophotography, research, including asteroid and exoplanet searches and photometry, teaching, education, and public outreach. To learn more about the observatory, please see the following links:
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Weather - Putman Mountain Observatory
Sun & Moon Data for Putman Mountain Observatory. Satellite Predictions for Putman Mountain Observatory
Design - Putman Mountain Observatory
A myriad of factors were considered in designing the observatory. These include the purpose of the observatory, appropriate location, dome or roll-off, pier design, type of equipment, cooling and ventilation, environmental monitoring, robotic and remote operation and automation systems to …
Current Sky - Putman Mountain Observatory
The image is updated every few minutes and shows the current sky above the observatory. Click on the image for full resolution. The All Sky Camera stops imaging at sunrise and is off during the day.
Equipment - Putman Mountain Observatory
All of the various telescope control systems, fans, secondary heater, focuser and rotator are integrated and managed by the telescope control unit which is connected by ethernet to the observatory computer.
Construction - Putman Mountain Observatory
The observatory construction was completed over several months and benefited from the architectural design and planning. Some of the construction highlights are discussed below.