Telescope’s specification

Inside of the dome of the Perek 2-m Telescope
  • Location
    • latitude: 49° 54′ 54.6″ North
    • longitude: 14° 46′ 51.6″ East
    • altitude: 528 m
  • Manufacturer: Carl Zeiss Jena (project: Alfred Jensch)
  • Type of mount: equatorial
  • Primary mirror
    • parabolic, diameter 2 m, thickness 0.3 m, weight 2340 kg
    • focal length 9 m (f/4.5)
  • Current optical design
    • optical fibers from primary focus (spectroscopy)
    • CCD camera with corrector in primary focus (photometry)
  • Optical fibers
    • active core diameter 0.1 mm
    • CeramOptec technology
    • octagonal type
  • Instrumentation
Original optical design of the telescope with the set of the mirrors.

Current optical design of the telescope with the optical fiber (green line) from primary to coudé focus.