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Telescope Capabilities Summary
| Name | Location |
Primary Size (m) |
Primary f-ratio |
EFL (m) |
Eff. f-ratio |
Plate Scale ("/mm) |
FoV (') (if known) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBT | Mt. Graham, AZ |
2 x 8.4 |
1.142 |
9.6 |
15 |
21.48 |
10 (opt), 4 (IR) |
| Magellan | Las Campanas, Chile |
2 x 6.5 |
1.25 |
71.5 |
11 |
2.90 |
6 (AO), 24 (full) |
| MMT | Mt. Hopkins, AZ |
6.5 |
1.25 |
32.5 58.5 97.5 |
5 9 15 |
5.98 3.52 2.16 |
39-67 (AO), 30-60 (full) 13-23 (AO), 12 (full) 20-29 (AO), 6 (full) |
| KPNO 4m | Kitt Peak, AZ |
4.0 |
2.7 |
12.4 32 60 |
3.1 8 15 |
17.2 6.62 3.64 |
|
| WIYN | Kitt Peak, AZ |
3.5 |
1.75 |
22.0 47.8 |
6.29 13.66 |
9.37 4.31 |
12, 60 10 |
| Steward 90" | Kitt Peak, AZ |
2.28 |
2.66 |
21.36 102.6 |
9.4 45 |
9.66 1.96 |
45 NA |
| KPNO 2.1m | Kitt Peak, AZ |
2.1 |
15.75 31.5 |
7.5 15 |
20.3 46 (IR) |
10.2 5.2 (IR) |
|
| VATT | Mt. Graham, AZ |
1.83 |
1.0 |
16.5 |
9 |
12.52 |
15 |
| Lowell Perkins | Anderson Mesa, AZ |
1.8 |
4.2 |
31.93 |
17.5 |
26 |
13.65 |
| USNO 1.55m | Flagstaff, AZ |
1.55 |
9.8 |
15.2
|
9.8 |
13.5 |
|
| Steward 61" | Mt. Bigelow, AZ |
1.54 |
4.0 |
20.8 69.3 |
13.5 45 |
10.0 2.85 |
7.25 5.4 |
| KPNO Coude Feed | Kitt Peak, AZ |
1.5 |
31.2 |
46.8 |
31.2 |
7.23 |
|
| USNO 1.3m | Flagstaff, AZ |
1.3 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
4.0 |
39.6 |
78 |
| Lowell 42" | Anderson Mesa, AZ |
1.04 |
8.39 |
8.0 |
24.6 |
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| USNO 1.0m RC | Flagstaff, AZ |
1.0 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
28.2 |
|
| WIYN 0.9m | Kitt Peak, AZ |
0.9 |
6.75 |
7.5 |
30.6 |
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| Lowell 31" | Anderson Mesa, AZ |
0.79 |
11.85 |
15 |
17.5 |
LBT (2x8.4m)
•Aperture: twin 8.408m mirrors, f/1.142; equivalent aperture = 11.8m
•Mirror Separation: 14.417m center to center
•Cental Hole Diameters: 0.889m
•Primary Mirror Figure: Parabolic
•Mirror Material: borosilicate glass, honeycombed
•Mirror thickness: 28mm (center) to 894mm (edge)
•Mirror Mass: 16 metric tonnes each
•Mount: Alt-Az
•Location: Mt. Graham, AZ
•Modes: Gregorian IR, AO, f/14.72
–Secondary size: 0.911m
–FoV: 4’ (IR), 10’ (optical)
–Back focal distance: 3.05m
•Modes: phased combination, reimager, f/15
•Modes: Prime Focus
•Image size: 0.22” FWHM
•EFL: 9.601m (single aperture)
•Diffraction limit: 0.015” (optical, single aperture); 0.045” (IR, single aperture)
•Plate Scale: 21.48 arcseconds/mm; 0.322 arcseconds per pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Imaging Wavelength Coverage: UBVRI (LBC)
•Website: http://www.lbto.org/
Magellan (2x6.5m)
•Aperture: twin 6.502m mirrors, f/1.25
•Magellan I – Walter Baade Telescope in operation since 2000
•Magellan II – Clay Telescope in operation since 2002
•Mirror Separation: 60m center to center
•Primary Mirror Figure: Parabolic, Active
•Mirror Material: borosilicate glass, honeycombed
•Mount: Alt-Az
•Location: Cerro Manqui, Las Campanas, Chile
•Modes: Nasmyth focus, f/11, 6’ corrected FoV, 24’ full FoV, Gregorian
•EFL: 8.128m (primary), 71.526m (f/11 narrow field), 71.089m (f/11 wide)
•Plate Scale: 2.90 arcseconds/mm; 0.043 arcseconds per pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Blue Wavelength Cutoff (for ADC): 330nm
•Website: http://www.lco.cl/lco/magellan
MMT (6.5m)
•Aperture: single 6.5m mirror, f/1.25
•Primary Mirror Figure: Parabolic
•Active Secondary: 70cm diameter
•Three foci (differing secondaries): f/5, f/9, f/15; Cassegrain focus
•Mirror Material: borosilicate glass, honeycombed
•Mount: Alt-Az
•Location: Mt. Hopkins, AZ
•Modes:
–f/5, 5.98 arcsec/mm, 0.09 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels), 39’ field @ 0.5” RMS, 44’ field @ 1” RMS, 30’ full field FoV (imaging)
–f/5, 5.98 arcsec/mm, 0.09 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels), 60’ field @ 0.5” RMS, 67’ field @ 1” RMS, 60’ full field FoV (spectral)
–f/9, 3.52 arcsec/mm, 0.05 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels), 13’ field @ 0.5” RMS, 23’ field @ 1” RMS, 12’ full field FoV
–f/15, 2.16 arcsec/mm, 0.03 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels), 20’ field @ 0.5” RMS, 29’ field @ 1” RMS, 6’ full field FoV
•AO (1.2-2.5 µm): @ K-band, Strehl ~ 0.3, isoplanatic patch ~ 30 arcsec wide;
@ M-band, Strehl ~ 0.95, isoplanatic patch ~ 20 arcsec wide
•Image size: 0.6-0.8” FWHM
•EFL: 8.125m (primary), 32.5m (f/5), 58.5m (f/9), 97.5m (f/15)
•Website: http://www.mmto.org/
KPNO 4m (Mayall)
•Aperture: single 4m mirror, f/2.7
•EFL: 10.8m (primary)
•Primary Mirror Figure: Parabolic
•Mirror Material: fused quartz
•Mirror Weight: 15 tons
•Mount: Equatorial
•Location: Kitt Peak, AZ
•Modes:
–Prime Focus, f/3.1,
•EFL: 12.4m
•Plate Scale: 17.2 arcsec/mm, 0.26 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
–Cassegrain f/8 Focus:
•EFL: 32m
•Plate Scale: 6.62 arcsec/mm, 0.10 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
–Cassegrain f/15 Focus:
•EFL: 60m
•Plate Scale: 3.64 arcsec/mm, 0.05 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
WIYN (3.5m)
•Primary Mirror: 3.498m, f/1.75
•Mirror Figure/Design: Cassegrain, RC
•Mirror Material: borosilicate
•Mirror Weight: 1964 Kg
•Secondary: 1.2m
•Secondary Material: Zerodur
•Tertiary: Ellipsoidal, 1.10x0.78m
•Tertiary Material: Zerodur
•Location: Kitt Peak, AZ
•Mount: Alt-Az
•Modes:
–2 Nasmyth Foci
–Folded Cassegrain/WIYN:
•EFL: 22.0m, f/6.29
•Plate Scale: 9.37 arcsec/mm; 0.14 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 12’
–Wide Field MOS:
•EFL: 21.98m, f/6.28
•Plate Scale: 9.38 arcsec/mm; 0.14 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 60’, 1 degree
–Modified Cassegrain:
•EFL: 47.8m, f/13.66
•Plate Scale: 4.31 arcsec/mm; 0.06 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 10’
•Adaptive Optics: 24 passive lateral actuators; 66 passive/active axial
–Delivered 0.43 arcsec performance
•Website: http://www.noao.edu/wiyn/
Steward 90" (Bok, 2.3m)
•Primary Mirror: 2.28m (90”), f/2.66
•Figure: Cassegrain RC
•Typical Seeing: 1.5”
•EFL: 21.36m; f/9.4
•Secondary: 0.85m, FL~ -2.15m
•Location: Kitt Peak, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial
•Modes:
–f/9 RC focus
•Plate Scale: 9.66 arcsec/mm; 0.15 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 45’
–f/45 Cassegrain focus
•Plate Scale: 1.96 arcsec/mm; 0.03 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
KPNO 2.1m
•Primary Mirror: 2.1m
•Figure: Cassegrain
•Typical Seeing: 1.5”
•EFL: 15.75m; f/7.5
•Location: Kitt Peak, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial
•Modes:
–f/7.5 Cassegrain focus
•Plate Scale: 20.3 arcsec/mm; 0.305 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 10.2’
–f/15 Cassegrain focus for IR/SQIID
•Plate Scale: 46 arcsec/mm; 0.69 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 310”
•Website: http://www-kpno.kpno.noao.edu/2m-manual/
VATT (Lennon, 1.8m)
•Primary Mirror: 1.83m, f/1 (!)
•Primary Figure: Cassegrain / Gregorian
•Secondary: 0.38m, f/0.89
•Typical Seeing: 1.0”
•EFL: 16.5m; f/9
•Primary Material: honeycomb borosilicate
•Secondary Material: Zerodur
•Location: Mt. Graham, AZ
•Mount: Alt-Az
•Modes:
–f/9 Gregorian focus
•Plate Scale: 12.52 arcsec/mm; 0.19 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 15’
Lowell 1.8m (Perkins)
•Primary Mirror: 1.8m (72”), f/4.2
•Figure: Cassegrain
•Typical Seeing: 1.5”
•EFL: 31.93m, f/17.5
•Location: Anderson Mesa, Flagstaff, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial
•Modes:
–f/17.5 focus
•Plate Scale: 26 arcsec/mm; 0.39 arcsec/pixel (PRISM: f/4.34)
•Field of View: 13.65’ (PRISM)
•Website: http://www.lowell.edu/Research/1.8m.html
USNO 1.55m
•Primary Mirror: 1.55m, f/9.8
•Primary Figure: Parabolic
•Design: Folded Newtonian
•EFL: 15.2m, f/9.8
•Location: USNO, Flagstaff, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial
•Modes:
–f/9.8 focus
•Plate Scale: 13.5 arcsec/mm; 0.21 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Instruments: Pi2k, ND9, ND5, IRCAM, ASTROCAM
Steward 61" (Kuiper)
•Primary Mirror: 1.54m, f/4
•Primary Figure: Parabolic
•Design: Cassegrain
•Typical Seeing: 1-2”
•EFL: 20.8m, f/13.5; 69.3m, f/45
•Location: Mt. Bigelow, Tucson, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial Yoke
•Modes:
–f/13.5 focus (41cm secondary)
•Plate Scale: 10.0 arcsec/mm; 0.15 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 435”, 7.25’
–f/45 focus (14.5cm secondary)
•Plate Scale: 2.85 arcsec/mm; 0.04 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 325”, 5.4’
KPNO Coude Feed
•Primary: 1.5m (flat); Secondary: 0.9m f/31.2; Tertiary: 0.115m (flat)
•Figure: Parabola
•Typical Seeing: 1.5”
•EFL: 46.8m; f/31.2
•Location: Kitt Peak, AZ
•Mount: Alt-Az
•Modes:
–f/31.2 focus
•Plate Scale: 7.23 arcsec/mm
•Websites:
USNO 1.3m
•Primary Mirror: 1.3m, f/2.4
•Primary Figure: Hyperboloid
•Material: ULE Glass
•Design: Modified RC
•EFL: 5.2m, f/4
•Location: USNO, Flagstaff, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial
•Modes:
–f/4 focus
•Plate Scale: 39.6 arcsec/mm; 0.59 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Field of View: 1.3 degrees
•Instruments: single chip CCD camera
Lowell 42" (John S. Hall)
•Primary Mirror: 1.04m (41”)
•Figure: Cassegrain
•Design: RC
•Typical Seeing: 1.5”
•EFL: 8.39m, f/8
•Location: Anderson Mesa, Flagstaff, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial
•Modes:
–f/8 focus
•Plate Scale: 24.6 arcsec/mm; 0.37 arcsec/pixel
•Instruments: CCD Imager, Photometer, Spectrograph
•Website: http://www.lowell.edu/Research/42in.html
USNO 1.0m RC
•Primary Mirror: 1.0m, f/4
•Primary Figure: Hyperboloid
•Material: Fused Silica
•Design: RC
•EFL: 7.3m, f/7.3
•Location: USNO, Flagstaff, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial
•Modes:
–f/7.3 focus
•Plate Scale: 28.2 arcsec/mm; 0.42 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Instruments: Pi2k, Tek 1024 camera, Photometer, NIFOE
WIYN 0.9m
•Primary Mirror: 0.9m
•Figure: Cassegrain
•Typical Seeing: 1.5”
•EFL: 6.75m; f/7.5
•Location: Kitt Peak, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial German
•Modes:
–f/7.5 Cassegrain focus
•Plate Scale: 30.6 arcsec/mm; 0.46 arcsec/pixel (15 µm pixels)
•Instruments: S2KB, CCD Mosaic
•Website: http://www.noao.edu/0.9m/
Lowell 31"
•Primary Mirror: 0.79m (31”)
•Figure: Cassegrain
•Design: RC
•Typical Seeing: 1.5”
•EFL: 11.8m, f/15
•Location: Anderson Mesa, Flagstaff, AZ
•Mount: Equatorial Yoke
•Modes:
–f/15 focus
•Plate Scale: 17.5 arcsec/mm; 0.26 arcsec/pixel
•Instruments: CCD Imager (robotic)
•Websites:
