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Interventions and ToO Observations with the Large Binocular Telescope

Interventions and ToO Observations with the Large Binocular Telescope. R. Mark Wagner Research & Instrumentation Scientist LBTO/OSU. LBT Project Partners. Arizona – 25% The University of Arizona Arizona State University Northern Arizona University Germany – 25%

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Interventions and ToO Observations with the Large Binocular Telescope

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  1. Interventions and ToO Observations with the Large Binocular Telescope R. Mark Wagner Research & Instrumentation Scientist LBTO/OSU

  2. LBT Project Partners • Arizona – 25% • The University of Arizona • Arizona State University • Northern Arizona University • Germany – 25% • LBT Beteiligungsgesellschaft (LBTB) • Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie (Heidelberg) • Landessternwarte (Heidelberg) • Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam • Max-Plank-Institut fur Extraterrestriche Physik (Munich) • Max-Plank-Institut fur Radioastronomie (Bonn) • Research Corporation – 12.5% • The Ohio State University • University of Notre Dame • University of Minnesota • University of Virginia • Italy – 25% Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) • Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri • Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna • Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma • Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova • Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera • Other Italian Observatories and Universities • The Ohio State University – 12.5%

  3. LBT Enclosure on Mt. Graham

  4. The Large Binocular Telescope • Binocular 8.4 m apertures • 11.8 m equivalent aperture • Baseline of 22.8 m • Alt-azimuth mounting • Integrated adaptive optics • F/15 Gregorian and F/1.1 prime foci • Six focal station pairs • “Rapid” telescope reconfiguration

  5. Second Primary Mirror installed in telescope

  6. First Light Image – NGC 891

  7. LBCFPA&FullMoonoverN891

  8. LBT Instruments • Facility instruments • Large Binocular Camera (LBC) • MultiObject Double Spectrograph (MODS) • Near-IR Imager/Spectrograph (LUCIFER) • Strategic instruments • LBT Interferometer (LBTI) • Near-IR/Visible Adaptive Camera and Interferometer (LINC/NIRVANA) • PI and Visitor instruments • Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument (PEPSI)

  9. LBT Instrument Parameters

  10. Draft LBT Operations Model • LBT will be scheduled in partner blocks of 7-10 nights. • Partners will send only experienced observing teams to the LBT. • Observing teams will queue observe partner’s programs. • Telescope reconfigurations, including AO, are permitted. Number/night is TBD. • LBTO will provide daytime and nighttime technical support, LTO, and IQ Specialist.

  11. Interventions and ToO with the LBT • No policy currently in place. • Discussed by Science Advisory Committee (SAC) in May 2002. • Some partners may be interested in receiving notifications and acting on them. • Consortium-wide agreements may be difficult to achieve. • Models from similar partnerships may be helpful in formulating a LBTO policy.

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