DIMM3 Seeing Monitor
The DIMM3 Seeing Monitor is an automatic seeing monitor mounted on top of Cerro Pachón, on the east side of the Gemini South telescope building.
DIMM3 Seeing Monitor
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DIMM3 Seeing Monitor |
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Status
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Operational
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Broad Science Goals
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Automatic Seeing Monitor based on MASS/DIMM concept. The goal is provide atmospheric seeing for users of Cerro Pachon Telescopes.
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Site
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Cerro Pachón, Chile
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Location Coordinates
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30º 14’ 41.27” S
70º 44’ 51.80" W
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Altitude
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2737 meters (8980 feet)
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Enclosure
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7 feet Astro Haven clamshell dome
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Type
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Optical Telescope
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Optical Design
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Schmidt–Cassegrain
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Field of View
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Diameter: Primary M1
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0.25 meters
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Material: Primary M1
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Mount
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Equatorial Astro-physics 900GTO
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First Light Date
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2008
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Adaptive Optics
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None
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| Images taken with the DIMM3 Telescope |
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| Images of the DIMM3 Telescope |
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| Videos of the DIMM3 Telescope |
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| Press Releases with the DIMM3 Telescope |
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