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Dr. Greiner, shown above with the "Doc G" observatory, is Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
This roll-off building with a 12" LX200 telescope and accessories was donated to the Madison Astronomical Society by Dr. R. A. Greiner in June of 1996. When rolled back, a windbreak remains which is supplied with various shelves for computers and accessories as well as a comfortable place to sit to operate the telescope locally from the computer. The telescope is also remotely controllable, by computer, from the nearby clubhouse.
In addition to the Meade 12" LX200 telescope in the DocG
observatory,
there is a second domed building shown in its most recent incarnation
below.
The recently rebuilt ten foot building sports a new Pro Dome installed
in June 2001. The photo shows the installation of the dome almost
completed. The Pro Dome with full automation using Digital Dome
Works
and a second Meade 12" LX200 telescope will be operational in September
2001. The Pro Dome, the LX200 telecope and numerous accessories
including
an SBIG ST-4 imager/guider were donated to the MAS by Dr. Greiner.
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The MAS now has two computer controlled telescopes which can be
operated
from the nearby club house.
Additionally there is a 17" Dobsonian in a roll-off building and a
16" CAT. The 16" CAT is a long focal length, 7900 mm,
f19 designed mainly for planetary observation. The club house is
a large all season building used for meetings and additional
equipment.
It is heated and air conditioned. The dark site is the
Yanna
Research Station located near Brooklyn, Wisconsin about 30 miles South
of Madison, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the Madison
Astronomical
Society.