DIMM1 Seeing Monitor
The DIMM1 Seeing Monitor is an automatic seeing monitor mounted on top of Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory since 2008. It was originally named CELT and was part of the robotic site testing stations for the site characterization of TMT project in Northern Chile from 2003 to 2008.
DIMM1 Seeing Monitor
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Name(s)
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DIMM1 Seeing Monitor
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Status
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Not Operational
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Broad Science Goals
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Automatic seeing monitor based on the MASS/DIMM concept, to provide atmospheric seeing information for users of Cerro Tololo Telescopes.
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Site
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Cerro Tololo, Chile
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Location Coordinates
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30º 10’ 04.33"S
70º 48’ 19.36"W
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Altitude
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2207 meters (7240 feet)
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Enclosure
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Canvas dome made by Halfmann Teleskoptechnik
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Type
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Optical
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Optical Design
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Cassegrain
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Field of View
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Diameter: Primary M1
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0.3 meters
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Material: Primary M1
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Mount
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Alt-azimuth Mount Halfmann Teleskoptechnik
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First Light Date
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2003
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Adaptive Optics
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No
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Images taken with the DIMM1 Seeing Monitor
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Link |
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Images of the DIMM1 Seeing Monitor
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Link |
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Videos of the DIMM1 Seeing Monitor
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Press Releases with the DIMM1 Seeing Monitor
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