Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
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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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