The 90 cm Westerlund Telescope, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala Lon. 17 38 51.8E, Lat. 59 50 14.9N, Alt. 51 m |
Left to right: Installation, primary mirror, CCD camera, dome shutter opening, telescope truss tube
Local time is UTC+1[hours].
Date UTC-Time Az/Alt/Phase Event Duration
YYYYMMDD HH MM Dir/Deg/Day HH MM
20230205 23 03 Midnight
20230205 23 15 49deg Moon culminate
20230206 04 28 Twilight 02 23
20230206 06 51 ESE SUNRISE
Day 08 25
20230206 07 52 NW 16d old Moonset
20230206 11 04 Midday
20230206 15 16 WSW SUNSET
Twilight 02 24
20230206 15 43 NE 17d old Moonrise
20230206 17 40 E to WSW Moonlight 10 46
20230206 23 03 Midnight
20230206 23 58 45deg Moon culminate
20230207 04 26 Twilight 02 23
20230207 06 49 ESE SUNRISE
Day 08 30
20230207 07 54 WNW 17d old Moonset
20230207 11 04 Midday
20230207 15 19 WSW SUNSET
Twilight 02 23
20230207 17 09 ENE 18d old Moonrise
20230207 17 42 ENE to SE Moonlight >04 27
Astronomical almanac for this location around the time of the last page load. Times are rounded to the nearest minute.
Red: The Sun rises.
Cyan: Twilight condition.
Green: Astronomical night.
Yellow: The Moon is up during night conditions.
Black: Additional information.
The Westerlund telescope was installed in its 6 m diameter dome on the fifth floor of Ångström Laboratory in October, 2003. It is a 90 cm classical Cassegrain reflector with two Nasmyth foci for semi-permanent mounting of different types of instrumentation. The main purpose of the telescope is undergraduate education and introduction to practical astronomical observation methods. The telescope is also used for professional research projects.
Left to right: M57 observed with the Westerlund Telescope, Rosetta space craft fly-by 050304, Comet 17P Holmes 071119 (median filtered)
Current status
- Double filter wheel and ST1001E camera mounted at left Nasmyth focus.
- UVRI filters installed in internal ST1001E filter wheel (open position available).
- Eyepiece mounted at right Nasmyth focus.
- Tube sock is not mounted.
- Script available to add FITS header keywords during sequence imaging.
Detailed information
- Observatory
- Safety information (local access)
- Telescope information
- The flatfield system project
- The dome control project
- The sub-aperture and tube sock project
- Instrumentation
- Detectors
- Eyepieces
- Filters
- Sub-aperture mask (local access)
- Light-shielding tube cover (local access)
- Wind protecting slit cloth (local access)
- Flatfield screen (local access)
- Observing
- Applying for observing time
- Almanac and observing schedule
- Daytime observations (local access)
- Standard objects
- Observing aids
- Weather
- Observation log
- User manual (local access)
- Data archiving (local access)
- Archive search
- Technical information
- Cabling (local access)
- Control software
- Derotator (local access)
- Dome (local access)
- Errors and problems (local access)
- Filter wheels (local access)
- Hand paddle (local access)
- Maintenance (local access)
- Support equipments (local access)
- Telescope and instrument status (local access)
- Image gallery
- Telescope and site
- Astronomical objects
- Add an image to the gallery (local access)
- Outreach
- Publications
- Undergraduate exam project opportunities in astronomy ("Förslag på examensarbeten")
- Special-event/sky shows/visits
Prof. Nikolai Piskunov
Dr. Ola Karlsson (gallery maintenance)
PhD. Anna Önehag
Contact information
Phone to telescope control room: 018-471 3038
For all telescope/site related inquiries, please send an email to .
Note: The telescope is not open for public nighttime use. Please refer to the telescope shows in the observatory park.
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