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titleOther Links

Observer schedules: https://mcdonald.utexas.edu/for-researchers/observer-tools/observing-schedules

Proposals: https://mcdonald.utexas.edu/for-researchers/observer-tools/telescope-scheduling-policies-procedures


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titleImportant Updates


Telescope Information

Primary Mirror
Diameter2.72 m (107")Focal Length10.68 m (35')F-ratio3.93
Cassegrain f/8.8 (Ritchey-Chretien) focus
Focal length23.91 m (78.4')F-ratio8.8

Field of view61.5 arcminPlate scale8.62 arctic/mm

Cassegrain f/17.7 focus
Focal length47.98 m (157.4')F-ratio17.65

Field of view31 arcminPlate Scale4.29 arcsec/mm

Coudé f/32.5 focus
Focal length88.43 m (290.1')F-ratio32.54

Field of view6 arcminPlate scale2.32 arcsec/mm

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Instrument Resources

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Operational Resources

Publication Credits

Documenting the published scientific output of our facilities is an important part of our reporting duties and essential for our understanding of our productivity as a facility.  Therefore, authors who publish papers wholly or partially based on data collected at the HJST are required to credit the use of the telescope with the following acknowledgement:  "Based on observations made with the Harlan J. Smith Telescope, owned by the University of Texas at Austin at the McDonald Observatory, Texas"

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