The 50 cm telescope of Hoa Lac observatory: an introduction

Nguyen Thi Thao^{1, 2*}, Mai Thuy Dung¹, Pham Vu Loc¹, Nguyen Thi Kim Ha¹, Pham Ngoc Diep¹, Pierre Darriulat¹

¹Department of Astrophysics, Vietnam National Space Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

²Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

Received 20 September 2019; accepted 12 November 2019

 

Abstract:

The Vietnam National Space Center has recently established an observatory in Hoa Lac, near Ha Noi. The observatory is equipped with a 50 cm diameter Ritchey-Chrétien optical telescope. The authors report on first measurements illustrating its performance and demonstrate its excellence as a training tool for university students at bachelor’s and master’s degree levels.

Keywords: astronomy, CCD camera, telescope.

Classification number: 2.1