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 =====Kuiper 61 Inch Telescope===== =====Kuiper 61 Inch Telescope=====
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 +  Elevation: 2510 m = 8235 ft.
 +  Latitude: +32° 24' 59.3" N
 +  Longitude: 110° 44' 04.3" W
 +  these coordinates are accurate to about 1".
 +  Time Zone: +7 hours 
 +  Primary Mirror Diameter: 1.54 m = 61 inches
 +  Primary Focal Ratio: f/4 
 +  f/13.5 Cassegrain focus
 +  Plate Scale: 100 microns/arcsec = 10.0 arcsec/mm (nominal)
 +  Useful Field of View: >435 arcsec diameter
 +  Secondary Diameter: 40.96 cm 
 +  f/45 Cassegrain focus
 +  Plate Scale: 351 microns/arcsec = 2.85 arcsec/mm (nominal)
 +  Useful Field of View: >325 arcsec diameter
 +  Secondary Diameter: 14.5 cm 
 +  Typical Seeing: 1-2" 
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 ===List of Topics=== ===List of Topics===
  
-  * [[kuiper: TCSng Operators Notes]]+  * [[kuiper: What's new at the 61"?]] 
 +  * [[kuiper: M4K Operators Notes]] 
 +  * [[kuiper: Lightning Shutdown]]
   * [[kuiper: Shutdown Check List]]   * [[kuiper: Shutdown Check List]]
 +  * [[http://james.as.arizona.edu/~psmith/61inch/index.html|Instrument and observatory info from Paul Smith.]]
 +  * [[kuiper: Information on Scripts]]
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