Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Richard S. Perkin Observatory

The Observatory houses a 17" f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham (CDK) Astrograph Telescope from PlaneWave Instruments.

Present Observing Assistants :

Past Observing Assistants : Hailey Sanchez (WS'22), Aleem Mohammed (H'19), Ben Chen (H'19), William Ortleib (H'19), Mimi Allen (WS'19), Max Jackson (H'21), Kate Crabtree (WS'22)

Past Research Assistants : Michelle Gomez ('17), Max Brodheim ('20), Max Jackson ('21), Kate Crabtree (WS'22), Misty Chien (WS '23), Biruk Nardos ('25)

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