CAMS Chile Cerro Tololo
CAMS (Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance) provide automated video surveillance of the night sky to validate the IAU Working List of Meteor Showers. The CAMS Chile camera network consists of three (3) stations:
- 8001-8016 CT Cerro Tololo
- 8021-8036 SI La Silla
- 8041-8056 LS La Serena
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CAMS Chile Cerro Tololo
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Name(s)
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CAMS Chile Cerro Tololo
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Status
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Operational
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Broad Science Goals
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- Validate the IAU Working List of Meteor Showers in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Observing campaign to monitor meteor activity caused by asteroid Bennu for the duration of the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission until 2025.
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Site
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Cerro Tololo, Chile
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Location Coordinates
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30º 10’ 04.33"S
70º 48’ 19.36"W
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Altitude
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2153 meters (7060 feet)
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Enclosure
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Box
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Type
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Optical
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Optical Design
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16 Photographic lenses, Pentax f1.2
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Field of View
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20 x 30 degrees
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Diameter: Primary M1
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0.012 meters (16 Pentax 12-mm lenses)
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Material: Primary M1
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Mount
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None
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First Light Date
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2019
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Adaptive Optics
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None
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Images taken with CAMS Chile Cerro Tololo
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Images of CAMS Chile Cerro Tololo
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Videos of CAMS Chile Cerro Tololo
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Press Releases with CAMS Chile Cerro Tololo
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