The One Metre Initiative: A New Major Observatory in Canada
Frank Roy
Elektra Observatories
A detailed description of a one-metre class observatory to be located
in the Madawaska Highlands of Ontario under 21.82 mag/arcsec² skies. It
is designed exclusively for wide-field imaging, featuring the world's
largest prime focus field-of-view and utilizing the world's largest
monolithic digital camera. Much effort has been expended to optimize
the seeing which is expected to better than 1.25" FWHM. With a field of
view of some 5 degrees² and reaching magnitude 25.5 in under 30 minutes
(s/n = 3, L) and download times under 2 seconds, the OMI is capable of
outperforming much larger telescopes. The instrument employs active
optics in the prime focus platform for active all sky collimation and
precision focus, the use of carbon fiber in the optical tube assembly,
dome and parts of the mount together with other innovative designs and
materials will produce probably the highest performance one-metre class
in the world.
Date: | Jeudi, le 12 février 2009 |
Heure: | 12:30 |
Lieu: | Université de Montréal |
| Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, Local D-460 |
Contact: | Anthony F. J. Moffat |
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