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RETROCAM: A Versatile Optical Imager for Synoptic Studies

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1
Authors: Christopher W. Morgan , Paul L. Byard , D. L. DePoy , Mark Derwent , Christopher S. Kochanek , J. L. Marshall , Thomas P. O'Brien , Richard W. Pogge
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Abstract

We present RETROCAM, an auxiliary CCD camera that can be rapidly inserted into the optical beam of the MDM 2.4m telescope. The speed and ease of reconfiguring the telescope to use the imager and a straightforward user interface permit the camera to be used during the course of other observing programs. This in turn encourages RETROCAM's use for a variety of monitoring projects.

Keywords

astronomical instrumentation and telescopes optical imaging optics and photonics

Cite

@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0502274,
  title  = {RETROCAM: A Versatile Optical Imager for Synoptic Studies},
  author = {Christopher W. Morgan and Paul L. Byard and D. L. DePoy and Mark Derwent and Christopher S. Kochanek and J. L. Marshall and Thomas P. O'Brien and Richard W. Pogge},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0502274},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

6 pages, 6 figures, Accepted by AJ

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