Rubin Seeing Monitor
Automatic Seeing Monitor mounted on the top of Cerro Pachón, near the Vera Rubin Auxiliary Telescope.
Rubin Seeing Monitor
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Name(s)
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Rubin Seeing Monitor
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Status
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Operational
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Broad Science Goals
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Automatic Seeing Monitor based on the DIMM concept. The goal is to provide atmospheric seeing for users of Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
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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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2612 meters (8570 feet)
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Enclosure
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Clamshell, 7-foot (2.1-meter) diameter Astro Haven dome
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Type
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Optical
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Optical Design
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Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
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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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Equatorial Mount, Astelco NTM 500
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First Light Date
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Adaptive Optics
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No
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Images taken with the Rubin Seeing Monitor
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Images of the Rubin Seeing Monitor
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Videos of the Rubin Seeing Monitor
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Press Releases with the Rubin Seeing Monitor
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