mrm

Multiple Refractor Mounting (MRM)

Index:

Summary; History; Current; Technical; Sources; Links; Gallery:

In brief

Important  Contributions:

Description:
This mounting was obtained for Cape Observatory from Grubb Parsons in 1964. This instrument was used for the
Southern Reference Star (SRS) project. Attached to it, was the an array of cameras (“new” yellow corrected astrometric camera and a pair of Taylor Hobson photometric cameras)

Historical Background

Owner:

Where  Located:

  • Observatory Cape Town
  • Sutherland

Current  Information

Present  Location:
Sutherland

Owner:
S.A.A.O.

Status:

Condition:

Technical  Details

Type:
Aperture:
Focal Length:
Mirror / Lens:
Mounting:
Attachments:

Manufacturer:
Operational History:
Building:

Sources

Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.

Documentation:

Pictorial  Sources:

Bibliography:

  • Laing, J.D. (ed.), The Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope 1820  – 1970 Sesquicentennial Offerings, pp.30 – 31.
  • The  South African Astronomical Observatory, p.4.
    (Publication of SAAO, no author, no date)

Links

Gallery