Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Feb 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975orion..33....3l&link_type=abstract
Orion, vol. 33, Feb. 1975, p. 3-8. In German.
Physics
Optics
Astronomical Observatories, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Astronomy, Telescopes, Astronomical Photometry, Cassegrain Optics, Hawaii, Sites
Scientific paper
The present work describes the very favorable observation conditions at the Mauna Kea observatory in Hawaii, and gives a brief description of the chief instruments in use at the observatory. At an altitude of 4,200 m, the observatory offers excellent conditions for IR observations. On the average, 75% of all nights are suitable for general observation, 56% of all nights can be used for photometric observations, and 20% are favorable for spectroscopic studies. The installation features two 61-cm telescopes and a 2.24-m telescope. The large instrument is a Ritchey-Chretien system with a relative aperture of f/10 in the Cassegrain focus and of f/33 in the Coude focus. A 3.60-m telescope is being built by France and Canada for use at Mauna Kea. A 3-m infrared telescope is also projected.
Lammerer M.
Treutner H.
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