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EAS Publications Series
Volume 33, 2008
2nd ARENA Conference: The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C
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| Page(s) | 285 - 288 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:0833041 | |
| Published online | 13 November 2008 | |
2nd ARENA Conference: The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C
H. Zinnecker, N. Epchtein and H. Rauer (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 33 (2008) 285-288
H. Zinnecker, N. Epchtein and H. Rauer (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 33 (2008) 285-288
PILOT: design and capabilities
1
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
2
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Corresponding author: will@aao.gov.au
The proposed design for PILOT is a general-purpose, wide-field (1°) 2.4 m, f/10 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, with fast tip-tilt guiding, for 0.5-25 µm. The design allows both wide-field and diffraction-limited use at these wavelengths. The expected overall image quality, including median seeing, is 0.28-0.3'' FWHM from 0.8-2.4 µm. Point source sensitivities are estimated.
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