The observatory formerly housed a Celestron Compustar C14 f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. The Compustars were the first mass produced "GoTo" telescopes. It is permanently mounted on a Le Sueur Astro Pier that is anchored in 1 ton of concrete in the ground. The pier passes through an opening in the deck that supports the observatory. The Compustar C14 is attached to the pier via a Le Sueur Aurora adjustable wedge. This wedge adjusts the the altitude and azimuth of the heavy Compustar C14 for accurate polar alignment with ease using paired timing belts. The polar alignment is locked in place with multiple, no-shift locking mechanisms.

The Compustar C14 has since been sold to a Celestron collector in Kansas and the Le Sueur Astro Pier and Aurora wedge have been sold to an amateur astronomer in Virginia.

This image was published in the October, 2020 issue of Astronomy magazine.