Bifrost Astronomical Observatory
- Bifrost Astronomical Observatory - The conception, planning and construction of Bifrost Astronomical Observatory in Portal, Arizona is described.
- Bifrost Construction Photo Gallery - This photo gallery documents the construction of Bifrost Astronomical Observatory.
- | Bifrost First Floor | Bifrost Second Floor | Bifrost Side View | - Observatory Design Drawings.
Bifrost Equipment
- Equatorial Mounts
- Astro-Physics 1200GTO German Equatorial Mount - This premium mount has very low periodic error and can handle up to 140 pounds of equipment.
- Losmandy G-11 German Equatorial Mount
- Losmandy GM-8 German Equatorial Mount
- Celestron CG5-GT German Equatorial Mount
- Telescopes
- Astro-Physics 130mm StarFire EDF Refractor - This fast f/6 apochromatic refractor is reknowned for its outstanding image quality.
- Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler EDT Refractor - This compact apochromatic refractor is portable without sacrificing quality.
- Takahashi Epsilon 180 ED Hyperbolic Astrograph - This instrument has a super flat, wide field and fast f/2.8 focal ratio.
- Collimating the Takahashi Epsilon 180 ED - Before this instrument can deliver good images, it needs to be collimated.
- ASA N12 Corrected Newtonian Astrograph - This 12-inch aperture imaging telescope has a relatively fast f/3.5 focal ratio and a focal length of 1080 mm.
- Cameras
- Nikon D90 - Low cost 12-megapixel DSLR with HD video.
- Nikon D300 - Semi-professional 12-megapixel DSLR has good sensitivity and low noise.
- Nikon D7000 - Mid-range DSLR with a 16.2-megapixel CMOS sensor.
- Nikon D800 - Professional Full Frame DSLR with a groundbreaking 36.3-megapixel CMOS sensor.
- Canon EOS 550D - An inexpensive 18-megapixel DSLR for astrophotography.