24-inch (0.61-m) reflector

The Adams Observatory 24-inch telescope sits on top of Austin College's science builing, the IDEA Center. The telescope is used for classes, research, and outreach. It was built by DFM Engineering.

Optics:

• Ritchey-Chrétien
• f/8

Instrumentation:

• FLI ProLine 16803 imager, with filter sets:
• Johnson-Cousins
• Strömgren
• RGBL
• Shelyak Lhires III spectrograph
• Littrow configuration
• interchangeable slits (most used: 35 μm)
• interchangeable gratings (most used: 1200 gr/mm)
• ZWO ASI 120MM CMOS camera.
• Has been used for planetary snapshot imaging and stellar occultation by Pluto
• Could also be used for speckle interferometry