Sierra Stars Observatory's core instrument is a 0.61-meter (24-inch) F/10 Optical Mechanics CC06 telescope. The CC06 is a high-precision automated/robotic telescope with superb Classical Cassegrain optics fabricated by OMI's president James Mulherin. The observatory control software is Talon, a Linux-based system developed over 10 years by OMI and now available as Open Source code for custom development. Talon controls the entire observatory system (telescope, CCD camera, filter wheel, dome, and so on) for automated and direct control, locally and remotely.
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