Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
The visitor center 0.5-meter Telescope is dedicated to public night observing program, astronomy workshops and overnight telescope observing program.
Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Name(s)
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Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
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Status
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Operational
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Broad Science Goals
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Public night observing program
Astrophotography workshops
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Site
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Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA
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Location Coordinates
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31º 57’ 29.4’ N
111º 35’ 53.8’ W
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Altitude
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2096 m (6877 ft)
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Enclosure
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Dome
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Type
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Optical
RCOS 20-inch
Takahashi 106 FSQ f/5 106-mm Astrograph refractor
Canon 60Da DSLR
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Optical Design
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f/8.1 Ritchey-Chrétien
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Field of View
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0.32° x 0.21° (with Canon 60Da)
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Diameter: Primary M1
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0.5 meters
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Material: Primary M1
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Mount
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Equatorial, Paramount MEII
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First Light Date
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Adaptive Optics
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None
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Images taken with the Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
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Images of the Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
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Link
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Videos of the Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
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Link
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Press Releases with the Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
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