Home Page: Cal Poly 18

The Cal Poly 18 is an alt-azimuth direct-drive 18-inch f/4.2 Newtonian.

PDF: Overall Description of Cal Poly 18 Project

Paper presented at the 2008 Society for Astronomical Sciences
by Genet, Rowe, et al. describing the telescope.

Cal Poly 18 Bulletin 01: 2011-05-18 Initial Report

Cal Poly 18 Bulletin 02: 2011-06-18 First Light

Cal Poly 18 Bulletin 03: 2011-09-01 Many Tasks

Cal Poly 18 Bulletin 04: 2011-10-18 Software/Hardware

Cal Poly 18 Bulletin 05: 2011-10-25 Curious Results

Cal Poly 18 Bulletin 06: 2012-01-08 Focuser/Rotator and Shelter

Cal Poly 18 Bulletin 07: 2012-01-12 Everything Works!

Cal Poly Bulletin 08: 2012-02-08 Final Tests, then Moving Day

PDF: January 2012 Status Report

Cal Poly Bulletin 09: 2012-03-08 Fifteen Minutes Unguided

Cal Poly Bulletin 10: 2012-05-08 The Rain Relents

Cal Poly Bulletin 11: 2012-05-12 Attaining Control over the Machine

Cal Poly Bulletin 12: 2012-06-30 An Asteroid Flyby and Some Ha Images

PDF: July 2012 Report to PDX VI Meeting

Cal Poly Bulletin 13: 2012-10-30 Image Quality Quandry

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