====== VATT Instrumentation and Computers ======

Current instruments and computing equipment available at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope are:

===== VATT CCD Imager - Vatt4k =====

  * [[vatt:vatt4k|VATT4k]]
 

===== Galway Ultra Fast Imager - GUFI =====

  * This is an Andor Marana 4.2B-11 back-illuminated scientific CMOS camera.
  * {{ :vatt:andor-marana-scmos-specifications.pdf | specifications}}
  * Array size: 2048 (W) x 2048 (H) 4.2 Megapixel
  * Pixel size: 11 μm x 11 μm
  * Array Area: 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm (31.9 mm diagonal)
  * Field of view on VATT: 4.7 arcmin x 4.7 arcmin
  * On loan from University of Galway.
  * Consult Richard Boyle for technical details.
 

===== VATT CCD Spectrograph - VATTSpec =====

  * [[vatt:vattspec|VATT Spectrograph]]
===== Instrument Interface (a.k.a. the Guider Box) =====

  * provides interface to derotator for all the above instruments, as well as offset and slit-viewing guidingwith guide cameras 
  * effective back focal distance, from guide box to focal surface, is 2.000".
  * contains two filter wheels, each holding four 3.48" square filters. Adapters to accommodate 2" and 3" square filters are available.
  * UBVRI, uvby, Vilnius, Sloan, ECAS, and Order Blocking [[vatt:filters|filters]] are currently provided.
  * integrating sphere with continuum and calibration lamps.