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POST OBSERVING |
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Acknowledgements |
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Publications resulting from the use of the 0.9m observatory should acknowledge such. Visitors
are asked to add a byline on the title page, as a footnote to the author, that reads:
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The 0.9m telescope is operated by WIYN Inc. on behalf of a Consortium of ten partner
Universities and Organizations ( see
www.noao.edu/0.9m/partners ). WIYN is a joint partnership of the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, Indiana University, Yale University, and the National Optical Astronomical Observatory.
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Reducing Data
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S2KB Overscan Region
Since before the 2002B semester, S2KB has had a hot column in the overscan region, at X=2066.
The default BIASSEC=[2049:2080,*] includes this column. You will probably NOT want to use the
default BIASSEC when running CCDPROC, but rather set BIASSEC=[2053:2064,*] or [2069:2080,*], or
a similar region of your choosing. For more on S2KB, see
http://www.noao.edu/0.9m/observe/s2kb.html
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Telescope Occultation in the Extreme
South-East
The original telescope limits allowed the telescope to slew and track to 4 hours East and West of the
meridian, down to -20 degrees in Declination. While preparing the horizon map to expand these
limits, we realized that the wall of the dome would occult the telescope in extreme South-East
pointings (see the current limits map at http://www.noao.edu/0.9m/observe/horizonmap-Jun08.pdf).
In the unlikely event you were doing all-sky photometry near -3.5h and -15d or so, you may want
to review this map and your coordinates to ensure your photometry was not compromised by
telescope occultation.
Scattered Light and Over-Illumination
Click here for information on issues with scattered light and over-illumination |
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| ADDITIONAL INFO |
For
more information contact:
Hillary Mathis, Site Manager
WIYN 0.9m Observatory
950 N. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
E-mail: hmathis at noao.edu
Telephone:
(520) 318-8460
Fax: (520) 318-8417 |
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