DIMM2 Seeing Monitor
The DIMM2 Seeing Monitor is an automatic seeing monitor mounted on top of Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory since 2000. It was originally named RoboDIMM.
DIMM2 Seeing Monitor
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Name(s)
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DIMM2 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 the MASS/DIMM concept, to provide atmospheric seeing information for users of Cerro Tololo Telescopes.
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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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2207 meters (7240 feet)
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Enclosure
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Canvas dome
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Type
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Optical Telescope
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Optical Design
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Ritchey–Chrétien
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Field of View
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Diameter: Primary M1
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0.4 meters
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Material: Primary M1
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Mount
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Equatorial, Astro-Physics 1100GTO mount.
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First Light Date
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2000
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Adaptive Optics
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None
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Images taken with the DIMM2 Seeing Monitor
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Link |
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Images of the DIMM2 Seeing Monitor
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Link |
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Videos of the DIMM2 Seeing Monitor
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Link |
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Press Releases with the DIMM2 Seeing Monitor
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Link |
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