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18-May-2006, 09:14 PM
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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Cerro Pachón, a 2,682-metre mountain peak in northern Chile, has been selected as the site for the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), a Tucson-based project that will be able to scan the entire visible sky every three nights.
The world's most powerful survey telescope, the LSST will join the existing Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, operated by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, on Cerro Pachón. The 8.4-meter telescope will be 50 times as powerful as any survey telescope, with the capability to image the entire visible sky in just days... "The (LSST) will help us understand the development of dark matter over cosmic time and help us pin down the nature of dark energy" - Anthony Tyson. The LSST ground-based telescope combines a wide field of view and an extremely sensitive digital camera—capable of producing 3,000 megapixel images—to provide scientists with a new way of looking at the universe. The LSST is expected to be ready for first light by 2012. See more WebCam View from the CFHT dome showing the weather tower and the Gemini dome. Camera points south.  Expand (96kb, 800 x 485) Latitude: 30°15'17.55"S longitude: 70°44'14.14"W (roughly)
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18-May-2006, 09:30 PM
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Nit: that webcam is for Gemini-N on Mauna Kea, a long way from Cerro Pachon. Here is the Gemini webcam for Cerro Pachon (and from the look of it, I wouldn't much want to be scheduled to observe tonight).
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18-May-2006, 09:41 PM
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Hum,
tnx... i just realised as i posted.... and the grid reference was just a guess...but it looks a good place to have telescopes... Gemini South Dome looking west from the weather tower on Cerro Pachon at 2400 meters above sea level...
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18-May-2006, 09:47 PM
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18-May-2006, 10:00 PM
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Wow,
how do they stop the mirrors from melting? BTW, i finally did manage to track down a correct location for Cerro Pachon Latitude= 30 14 16.8, 30.238000 ; Longitude= 70 44 01.4, 70.733722
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19-May-2006, 08:43 PM
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The Atacama plateau is the driest place on Earth.
These mountains are just perfect for the job. It also features the Monturaqui meteor crater.
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19-May-2006, 08:58 PM
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05-January-2007, 10:34 PM
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08-January-2007, 08:43 PM
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06-January-2008, 03:54 AM
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Donors Bring Big Telescope a Step Closer
From the NYTimes (free registration may be required):
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/sc...=1&oref=slogin Quote:
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07-April-2008, 08:12 PM
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Giant telescope project begins with a spin
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07-April-2008, 08:21 PM
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Ummm... I think the hardest part will be securing all the funding...
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