Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
The Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory is dedicated to public nighttime observing programs, astronomy workshops and overnight telescope observing programs.
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Name(s) |
Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory |
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Status |
Operational |
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Broad Science Goals |
Public night observing program Astrophotography workshops |
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Site |
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, USA |
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Location Coordinates |
31º 57’ 29.4’ N 111º 35’ 53.8’ W |
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Altitude |
2096 m (6877 ft) |
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Enclosure |
Roll Off Roof |
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Type |
Optical |
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Optical Design |
Ritchey-Chrétien |
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Field of View |
0.32° x 0.21° (with Canon 60Da) |
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Diameter: Primary M1 |
0.5 meters |
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Material: Primary M1 |
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Mount |
Equatorial, Software Bisque Paramount MEII |
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First Light Date |
2013 |
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Adaptive Optics |
None |
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