ESO 1-metre telescope (decommissioned)
The ESO 1-metre telescope was the first telescope installed at the La Silla Observatory, in 1966. It was used until 1994 as a photometric telescope, both in the visible with a single channel photometer, and in the infrared with an InSb photometer and a bolometer. Since 1994 it has been fully dedicated to the DENIS project.
Science goals
Magellanic clouds, star clusters, stellar associations in Galaxy.
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ESO 1-metre telescope
| Name: | ESO 1-metre telescope |
| Site: | La Silla |
| Altitude: | 2375 m |
| Enclosure: | Classical dome |
| Type: | Photometric telescope |
| Optical design: | Cassegrain reflector |
| Diameter. Primary M1: | 1.04 m |
| Material. Primary M1: | Therman low expansion glass (Schott) |
| Diameter. Secondary M2: | 0.295 m (hyperboloid) |
| Material. Secondary M2: | Fused quartz (Heraeus) |
| Diameter. Tertiary M3: | 0.215 m |
| Mount: | Equatorial fork mount |
| First Light date: | 30 November 1966 |
| Decommissioning date: | Since 1994 dedicated to DENIS project |