6" Unitron at Brisbane Planetarium?

[Tropo-Bob]

Has anybody used this instrument and is it still there. When the Planetarium opened at the Mt Coottha botanic gardens, an article appeared in Sky & Telescope saying that there was a 6" Unitron for public viewing.

This was a long time ago being in the mid-late 1970s. I did visit the Planetarium and asked about using the Unitron but was given a polite: No. This always was a disappointment to me. The Planetarium's Website makes no mention of it and I am hoping that somebody can provide me with further information.

[alocky]

I remember as a kid in the 80s hearing that there was a Zeiss 6"
in the smaller dome, but I don't remember meeting anyone in the Brisbane Astro community who had actually looked through it!
Cheers
Andrew.

[julianh72]

According to this web page https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/arts-culture/sir-thomas-brisbane-planetarium/attractions-planetarium?utm_source=clp_planetar ium&utm_medium=promo&utm_campaign=promo_clp_planetarium_ attractions#observatory the observatory telescopes are available for viewing on "selected" Saturday evenings - advance bookings required. I believe they have a 150 mm Zeiss refractor and a 250 mm Meade SCT.

[Tropo-Bob]

Thanks guys for the info.
It would be great to find someone that has actually looked through the scope.

[AstroJunk]

I've looked ***at*** the scope :)

It is a quite superb instrument at f15 with Coude" mount which gives a fixed placing for the eyepiece.

I don't know who's website this is, but check out the post at the base of the page. http://ausalba.weebly.com/astronomy.html