24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope of University of New Mexico

The University of New Mexico runs the Capilla Peak Observatory in addition to a small campus observatory. The Capilla Peak Observatory contains the 24 Inch Boller and Chivens telescope.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for University of Canterbury Observatory, New Zealand

From University of Canterbury website.

Text below from: http://www.tekapotourism.co.nz/info/mt_john.html

In 1970 the 60cm (24inch) Optical Craftsmen (the ‘OC’) telescope was installed.
Five years later a second 60cm telescope made by Boller and Chivens (the ‘B&C’) was erected.  The Observatory now operates entirely as a field station of the University of Canterbury’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.

For more information about this telescope, visit the Earth and Sky website.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for University of Bonn

Photo by David Muelheims via Wikipedia

Hoher List Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Astronomical Institute of the University of Bonn. It is located 60 km south of Bonn, Germany, near the town of Daun in the mountain range of Eifel.

The University of Bonn website has information about this observatory but the website does not translate well into English.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for New Mexico State University Observatory

From NMSU website.

New Mexico State University runs Apache Point Observatory which operates four telescopes but also owns a 24 inch reflector on Tortugus Mountain. This telescope has been used for planetary observations and observations of the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and its impact on Jupiter.

This is a very interesting story of the history and renovation of the 24 Inch telescope and Tortugas Observatory.

And here is a video of the restoration:

 

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australia

Photo from RSAA ANU used with permission.

In the early 1960s, the Australian National University established a new astronomical site at Siding Spring in central New South Wales, partly in the expectation that it would provide somewhat clearer skies than those at Mount Stromlo, and partly to escape the increasing light pollution of the growing Canberra. The selection of Siding Spring followed an extensive site-testing programmer organized by the then Director, Bart Bok. The new site was instrumented with three reflectors of modest size, all made by Boller & Chivens. The 40-inch is the larger of these, the other two being a 24-inch and a 16-inch. It has proved a useful instrument especially for photometric and imaging work.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for Lowell Observatory

The current location of this telescope has not been identified. Over the years there have been many telescopes in operation at this observatory and many have been donated to other research institutions.

Visit this page for information about some of the Lowell telescopes.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for Mees Observatory, University of Rochester

From the University of Rochester, Mees Observatory webpage.

The Observatory houses a 61-cm Boller and Chivens Cassegrain reflector, dedicated May 8, 1965. In March 2000 the telescope was upgraded to computer control by DFM Engineering. The Mees site enjoys very dark skies, with the best weather being encountered in the summer months.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for Korean Ministry of Science and Technology

A Boller and Chivens 24 Inch telescope is pictured on the right. Photo from the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology website. This telescope is located at Mountain Sobaek Observatory in Korea.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for European Southern Observatory

Photo from European Southern Observatory website.

This telescope has been decommissioned from the European Southern Observatory and its current location is unknown.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications

24 Inch (.61 meter) Telescope for Connecticut Wesleyan University

Photo from the Wesleyan University website.

In 1971, Van Vleck Observatory acquired the 24-inch (0.06 meter) Perkin reflector telescope. Boller and Chivens, a subsidiary of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, manufactured the 24-inch telescope for Mr. Richard S. Perkin in 1966.  After Mr. Richard S. Perkin’s death in 1969, the Perkin family donated the telescope to Wesleyan University.

24-Inch (.61 meter) Telescope Specifications