The Peggy and Eric Johnson 1-meter telescope at Lowell Observatory, converting a historic observatory into a modern research facility

Lowell Observatory has converted a historic equatorial mount telescope facility into a modern 1m alt-az telescope research facility with preparations for remote operations. The PlaneWave PW1000 Nasmyth mounted commissioning instrument is the Teledyne-PI SOPHIA 4k CCD camera with custom lightweight filter wheel, integral payload support, and optical alignment capability. Design considerations of the vibration optimized support structure, instrumentation, dome renovation, general facility, and initial results are reviewed.