Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory

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Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory

Status

Operational

Broad Science Goals

Public night observing program 

Astrophotography workshops

Site

Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA

Location Coordinates

31º 57’ 29.4’ N

111º 35’ 53.8’ W

Altitude

2096 m (6877 ft)

Enclosure

Roll Off roof

Type

Optical RCOS 16-inch

TEC 140-mm apochromatic refractor

Canon 60Da DSLR

Optical Design

Ritchey-Chrétien 

Field of View

0.4° x 0.27° (with Canon 60Da DSLR)

Diameter: Primary M1

0.4 meters

Material: Primary M1

Mount

Equatorial, Paramount ME

First Light Date

2006

Adaptive Optics

None

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