A CCD on the 30-inch Keeler Telescope at Allegheny Observatory

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Dec 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aas...183.8808l&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, 183rd AAS Meeting, #88.08; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 25, p.1430

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In 1989 the 30-inch Keeler Telescope at Allegheny Observatory (AO) was upgraded with new optics. We are now integrating a CCD camera on the telescope with the aim of developing a system that can be used for undergraduate and graduate student education as well as certain types of research programs. However, the location of AO near downtown Pittsburgh presents a challenge in terms of dealing with city lights and local interference. The camera uses an 800x800 TI CCD chip with associated electronics as described by Gunn et al. (1987, PASP, 99, 518). FHH Harris Engineering integrated the various components into the CCD camera system. In this contribution the progress made to date on the system will be discussed along with modifications that have been made. Preliminary results on the CCD noise characteristics and flat fields, photometric calibration, and seeing with the Keeler Telescope will also be presented.

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