Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
The Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory is dedicated to public night observing program, astronomy workshops and overnight telescope observing program.
Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
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Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
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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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Roll Off roof
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Type
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Optical RCOS 16-inch
TEC 140-mm apochromatic refractor Canon 60Da DSLR
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Optical Design
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Ritchey-Chrétien
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Field of View
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0.4° x 0.27° (with Canon 60Da DSLR)
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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, Paramount ME
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First Light Date
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2006
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Adaptive Optics
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None
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Images taken Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
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Images of the Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
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Videos of the Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
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Press Releases with the Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
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