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25th February 2016, 11:08 AM
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MBA Observatory

Hi sir, I am Samson Brendon. I am from Nashville. I want you to help me by providing me some information about the Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA), Long Mountain Observatory and also list the equipments present there.
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25th February 2016, 11:09 AM
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Re: MBA Observatory

Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) is a type of preparatory day school for boys in grades 7 through 12.
It is located in Nashville, Tennessee..
It was formed in the year 1866.
As you have asked about the Montgomery Bell Academy, Long Mountain Observatory, I am giving you information regarding that

Montgomery Bell Academy, Long Mountain Observatory near McMinnville, TN was completed in 2011.
The observatory is equipped with a PlaneWave CDK 24 telescope and integrated rotating focuser on a PlaneWave Ascension 200HR mount.
The telescope is equipped with an SBIG STL 11000M camera with Astrodon L-R-G-B-Ha-V-Rc-Ic filters to permit RGB and narrow band imaging as well as photometry and exoplanet light curve research.

Equipments in the observatory:
Primary Deep Sky Imaging setup:
RC Optical Systems Carbon Truss 24" (0.61M) Telescope with Ion Milled f/7.8 optics. The system has a peak-to-valley wavefront variation of 0.1 wave, 0.021 RMS, and an approximate Strehl Ratio of
0.983. The telescope is carried by an RCOS Professional Series Equatorial Fork Mount.

Wide field imaging:
AP 155EDF with 4" Field Flattener.
AP 0.76xTelecompressor/Flattener.
Software Bisque Paramount ME.
SBIG STL6303E/AO-L with CBB, Ha, SII, OIII, LRGB filters. NIR-L, UV, g', r', i', and z' available.
SBIG ST 402ME.

Solar:
Baader Herschel Wedge; Coronado SolarMaxII 90mm/BF30 on AP155EDF for high resolution, and Coronado
SM60/BF15 on TeleVue Pronto for wide angle portability

Planetary:
Celestron C-14; Point Grey FLEA-3 (Firecapture software), Lumenera LU135M (Lucam Recorder software) and Homeyer motorized filter wheel. C/UV/IRpass/R/G/B

SBIG Seeing Monitor
SBIG Allsky Camera
Boltwood Cloud Sensor
RCOS Mirror Cleaning and Re-coating

Contact:

Montgomery Bell Academy
4001 Harding Road
Nashville, TN 37205
School Office (615) 298-5514
School Fax (615) 297-0271


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