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Latitude and longitude:+32:17:35, 106:41:52W (32.292974,-106.69781)
Elevation: 4931ft (1503m)
Site manager: Jon Holtzman (NMSU)
Internet access: 3.8Mbps
Weather statistics: 40% photometric, 30% usable, 30% cloudy
Typical good seasons: April-May and September-October
Tortugas Mountain Observatory 0.61m telescope (TMO61)
Telescope
Type: B&C Newtonian
Aperture: 24in (61cm)
Focal length: 3050mm
F-ratio: 5
Focuser: JMI
Mount
Type: torque tube
Pointing accuracy : 1arcmin
Computer: PC
Software: TheSky, MaxIm DL, ACP, ACP Scheduler
Telecope Advocate: Gary Walker
Imaging
Typical seeing: 1.5arcsec
Best seeing: subarcsec
Vignetting: none
Scattered light:
Image defects:
Camera
Type: QSI 683
Filter wheel: QSI internal (8pos)
Filters: BVgri
Exposure ratios/filter:
Pixel count: 3326x2504x5.4micron
Pixel scale: 0.3211 arcsec/pix
Field of view: 17.8x13.4 (coma corrected)
Gain:
Readnoise: 8e-
Full well: 25.5Ke-
Cosmetic defects:
Dark current:
Read time: 25sec
Shortest exposure:
Compressed image size:
Typical use of system
Deep imaging, high angular resolution
