Bochum 0.61-metre telescope (decommissioned)
The Bochum 0.61-metre telescope was installed on La Silla in 1968 following a trilateral agreement between ESO, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) and the University of Bochum. This telescope has the honour of being the first national telescope — belonging to one of the member states — in ESO's history. The telescope, manufactured by Boller & Chivens, was equipped with a photoelectric photometer made at the central workshop of Göttingen University.
Science goals
Photometry.
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Bochum 0.61-metre telescope
| Name: | Bochum 0.61-metre telescope |
| Site: | La Silla |
| Altitude: | 2375 m |
| Enclosure: | Classical dome |
| Type: | Photometric telescope |
| Optical design: | Cassegrain reflector |
| Diameter. Primary M1: | 0.61 m |
| Material. Primary M1: | Low expansion Silica |
| Diameter. Secondary M2: | 0.15 m |
| Material. Secondary M2: | Low expansion Silica |
| Mount: | Equatorial cross-axis mount |
| First Light date: | 7 September 1968 |
| Decommissioning date: | N/A |