DIMM3 Seeing Monitor
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The DIMM3 Seeing Monitor is an automatic seeing monitor mounted on top of Cerro Pachón, on the east side of the Gemini South telescope building.
DIMM3 Seeing Monitor
Name(s) |
DIMM3 Seeing Monitor |
Status
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Operational
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Broad Science Goals
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Automatic Seeing Monitor based on MASS/DIMM concept. The goal is provide atmospheric seeing for users of Cerro Pachon Telescopes.
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Site
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Cerro Pachón, Chile
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Location Coordinates
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30º 14’ 41.27” S 70º 44’ 51.80" W
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Altitude
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2737 meters (8980 feet)
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Enclosure
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7 feet Astro Haven clamshell dome
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Type
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Optical Telescope
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Optical Design
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Schmidt–Cassegrain
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Field of View
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Diameter: Primary M1
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0.25 meters
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Material: Primary M1
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Mount
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Equatorial Astro-physics 900GTO
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First Light Date
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2008
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Adaptive Optics
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None
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Images taken with the DIMM3 Telescope |
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Images of the DIMM3 Telescope |
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Videos of the DIMM3 Telescope |
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Press Releases with the DIMM3 Telescope |
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