JSF - Mount Laguna Observatory Tour

Your tour of Mount Laguna Observatory starts in front of the Awona Harrington Visitors’ Center. The three major research instruments are: the 50-inch (1.25-meter) Phillips Claud reflector with KU; the 40-inch (1.0-meter) reflector with UIUC; and the Clifford Smith 24-inch (0.6-meter) reflector. The Reginald Buller 21-inch (0.5-meter) visitors’ telescope is used for instructional support and for special SDSU public outreach programs. This classic telescope has superb optics for visual astronomy.