Las Cumbres Observatory 1-meter Telescope (#9)

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Las Cumbres Observatory is a worldwide network of robotic telescopes. The design and implementation of the Las Cumbres Observatory Network is aimed at providing capabilities uniquely suited for astronomical time-domain studies. 

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Las Cumbres Observatory 1-meter Telescope (#9)

Name(s) Las Cumbres Observatory 1-meter Telescope (#9) 
Status Operational
Broad Science Goals Time-domain astronomy: The areas of astronomy that are of most interest for this network are targets that appear suddenly and without warning (like supernovae and solar system objects) and those that need to be observed for long periods in darkness (like exoplanets).
Site Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile 
Location Coordinates 30º 10’ 02.39’S
70º 48’ 16.48’W 
Altitude 2163 meters (7096 feet)
Enclosure  
Type  
Optical Design Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain
Field of View 27x27 arcminutes
Diameter: Primary M1 1.0 meter
Material: Primary M1  
Diameter: Secondary M2  
Material: Secondary M2  
Mount Equatorial C-ring
First Light Date 2012
Adaptive Optics  
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