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The CELT-AURA Chile Campaign. Matthias Schoeck CELT - University of California, Irvine. Presentation Overview. CELT overview Sites overview Chilean sites CELT / AURA collaboration Site setup Specific instruments and problems. Keck. 30. 20. 10. Scale (Meters). Scale (Meters). Keck.
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The CELT-AURA Chile Campaign Matthias Schoeck CELT - University of California, Irvine
Presentation Overview • CELT overview • Sites overview • Chilean sites • CELT / AURA collaboration • Site setup • Specific instruments and problems
Keck 30 20 10 Scale (Meters) Scale (Meters)
Keck 30 20 10 Scale (Meters) Scale (Meters) CELT
OWL CELT Keck
CELT - Sites Schedule • Chile - Jan/Feb 2003 (weather stations as early as Oct 2002) • Mauna Kea - summer 2003? • Southwestern US / Northern Mexico - 2004? • Anywhere else?
"A few" potential sites in Northern Chile
CELT-AURA Collaboration CELT: George Djorgovski, Gary Chanan, Matthias Schoeck, Warren Skidmore AURA (CTIO): Alistair Walker, Bob Blum, Andrei Tokovinin, Hugo Schwarz, & ...
CELT-AURA Collaboration ctnd. CELT: - Have received early funding for a basic initial setup - Provide (most of the) instruments, 2 full-time people CTIO: - Local headquarters for operation, logistics (technicians) - Several part-time people - DIMM/MASS software development - "Everything that requires local expertise, resources, interaction, ..."
CELT-AURA Collaboration ctnd. CELT: - Have received early funding for a basic initial setup - Provide (most of the) instruments, 2 full-time people CTIO: - Local headquarters for operation, logistics (technicians) - Several part-time people - DIMM/MASS software development - "Everything that requires local expertise, resources, interaction, ..." Start "hard-core" site testing in early 2003 Add more instruments as funding becomes available
DIMM Issues • Reliability • Automatic / robotic mode • Frame rate and exposure time (SBIG St-7) in drift-scanning and binning mode) • Software • Combination with MASS • Ground layer
Power Power [W] DIMM/MASS Computers, CCD, etc. 170 Telescope 200 Enclosure (see below) 400 Supervisor computer 50 Satellite phone 40 Weather station -- Microthermal probes 50 + computer 50 Cloud monitor CCD 20 + computer 50 SODAR 25 + computer 50 Webcams (2 x 5W) 10 Operation (light etc.) 100? --------------- total 815 + 400
Power Power [W] DIMM/MASS Computers, CCD, etc. 170 Telescope 200 Enclosure (see below) 400 Supervisor computer 50 Satellite phone 40 Weather station -- Microthermal probes 50 + computer 50 Cloud monitor CCD 20 + computer 50 SODAR 25 + computer 50 Webcams (2 x 5W) 10 Operation (light etc.) 100? ---------------- total 815 + 400 3.5 - 4.5 kW of solar panels 80 kWh of batteries Þ Þ