The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility: A Dedicated Telescope for Planetary Astronomy

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Publishing date

Oct 2011

URL

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011epsc.conf..664t&link_type=abstract

Journals

EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2-7 October 2011 in Nantes, France. http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011, p.664

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Physics

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Scientific paper

Abstract

The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) is a dedicated 3.0-m infrared telescope for planetary science. It is located at the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii. Important capabilities of the IRTF include: (1) Remote observing from any location, including Europe; (2) Instrument changes during the night can be accommodated; (3) Observing periods as short as one hour can be scheduled; (4) Daytime observing is supported; and (5) Unique instrumentation for planetary science are available. Providing groundbased support of planetary missions is the main objective of this facility.

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