Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt telescope is owned by the University of Michigan and operated by Michigan’s Department of Astronomy. It was originally installed in the Portage Lake Observatory near Dexter, Michigan, in the early 1950s and moved to Cerro Tololo in 1966.
It is named for Heber D. Curtis, Director of the University of Michigan Observatories from 1930 to 1942.
For scientists: More details can be found on the science page.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
| Name(s) |
Curtis Schmidt Telescope |
| Status |
Not Operational |
| Broad Science Goals |
Wide field imaging and objective prism spectroscopy. |
| Site |
Cerro Tololo, Chile |
| Location Coordinates |
30º 10’ 08.60’S
70º 48’ 22.63’W |
| Altitude |
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| Enclosure |
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| Type |
Optical |
| Optical Design |
f/3.5 Reflecting Schmidt |
| Field of View |
1.6x1.6 degrees |
| Diameter: Primary M1 |
0.9 meters (0.61-meter aperture) |
| Material: Primary M1 |
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| Diameter: Secondary M2 |
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| Material: Secondary M2 |
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| Mount |
English style |
| First Light Date |
Early 1950s |
| Adaptive Optics |
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| Images taken with the Curtis Schmidt Telescope |
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| Images of the Curtis Schmidt Telescope |
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| Videos of the Curtis Schmidt Telescope |
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| Press Releases with the Curtis Schmidt Telescope |
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