aTmCam

Photograph of aTmCam

The aTmCam (Atmospheric Transmission Monitoring Camera) is a calibration system to monitor atmospheric transmission in real-time, designed to enable improved photometric calibration of data acquired by large-area imaging surveys. It is designed to enable the improved photometric calibration of data acquired by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) at the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope.

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aTmCam

Name(s)

aTmCam

Status

Not operational

Broad Science Goals

-It is designed to enable the improved photometric calibration of data acquired by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) at the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope.

Site

Cerro Tololo, Chile

Location Coordinates

30º 10’ 04.33"S

70º 48’ 19.36"W

Altitude

2205.9 meters (7237 feet)

Enclosure

Clamshell, 7-foot (2.1-meter) diameter Astro Haven dome

Type

Optical 

Optical Design

3 Photographic lenses NIKON 300mm f/4,5

1 Photographic lens NIKON 300mm f/2.8

Field of View


8° 10’ of NIKON 300mm f/2.8

Diameter: Primary M1

3 Lenses 0.058 meters

1 Lens 0.124 meters

Material: Primary M1

 

Mount

Equatorial, Paramount MX+

First Light Date

2014

Adaptive Optics

None

Images taken with aTmCam

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Images of aTmCam

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Videos of aTmCam

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Press Releases with aTmCam

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