АAstronomical Reflecting Telescope 8 (AZT-8)
The two-mirror telescope AZT-8 was manufactured by the Leningrad Optical-Mechanical firm (LOMO) in 1964. The optical system of the telescope is Cassegrain. It has an 70 cm main parabolic mirror with f/4, two secondary mirrors that give Cassegrain foci f/16 and f/40 with good fields of 40 and 18 arcmin. The primary focus gives a good field near 10 arcmin.
Main mirror | 70 cm |
Focal length | 282 cm |
Optical systems |
Primary focus (f/4), Cassegrain focus (f/16, f/40) |
Instrument | BVRI Photometer with Apogee AP7p CCD-camera |