UCB Local Telescopes
Telescopes used by students to observe celestial objects
Meade LX200GPS 14"
(Provided by Meade Instruments)
The largest telescope on campus is our Meade LX200GPS 14". It is
located in the center dome on the roof of Campbell Hall. This
telescope is used mainly for the class Astronomy 10. Around
one
thousand students look though this telescope each semester. Instructions
for
the Meade LX200
SolarMax40
H-alpha telescope
(Purchased
with a
generous donation
from Barry Meijer)
This small portable 40 mm telescope is used by students to observe the Sun.
Leuschner Observatory (the student run observatory near Lafayette)
Contact:
Attila Kabai
Office: Campbell 527 or 705
akabai AT astro DOT berkeley DOT edu
Campbell Hall location:
| Coord System | Latitude | Longitude |
| Decimal Degrees | 37.877778 | -122.2455 |
| Degrees | 37:52:40 | -122:14:44 |
| Degrees & Hours | 37:52:40 | -8h 8m 59s |