West Mountain Observatory: Getting Two Telescopes Ready for Remote Observing

Our project: West Mountain is home to three telescopes, two of which (the 12” and 20”) are similar to ROVOR. Over the course of the summer we made the following improvements to these telescopes getting them ready for remote control • Upgraded the mount on the 12” to a newer model. • Upgraded the 12” control computer with new software for the focuser, camera and telescope control program. • Installed a new filter wheel on the 12”. • Upgraded the software on the 20” and installed a telescope control power supply. • Researched the requirements for automating the 20” dome. • Wired up an all-sky camera • Nightly took data with the working 36” telescope for professors at BYU and other universities.