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TELESCOPE
ARCSAT maintenance and operations are supported by the Astrophysical Research Consortium and the staff at Apache Point Observatory.
082313: ARCSAT Upgrade Path
Telescope at a Glance
Primary Mirror Diameter: 50 cm
Focal Ratio (with field corrector): f/8.0 Telescope plate scale (with corrector) 51"/mm Mount: Equatorial (DFM Engineering) Autoguider: Yes (see link below) Last mirror recoat: October 2014 Successful tracking time: 15 minutes (unguided) Lower observing limit (current): 27 degrees above horizon (Air Mass=2.2), Note: Some vignetting of the field may occur at Air Mass > 2.1 from the lower dome shutter door. Tracking into the lower altitude limit is discouraged. Optical Design: Classical Cassegrain DFM Telescope Control System - TCS (TBD)
Astronomer's Control Program - ACP (TBD)
