Observatorio Astronómico Nacional San Pedro Mártir - UNAM, México

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Observing tools

Object visibility from OAN-SPM:

Check my target list

 

 Standard stars, blank fields, arc lamps, etc.:

 

 ♦  Spectroscopic standard stars (optic and UV).

♦  Landolt photometric standard stars.

♦  UKIRT standar stars and others lists.

♦  Blank fields.

♦  Standard stars and blank fields (May 2003).

♦  The atmospheric extinction curve for San Pedro Martir (Schuster & Parrao 2001 , RvMxAA, 37, 187) in IRAF format  (January 2002).

♦  Telluric absorption around Halpha (December 2004) .

♦  Instrument simulator.

 

2.1m telescope:

♦   2.1m telescope pointing and offsets (March 2004).

♦ Guider:

♦   Guider manual (August 2004).

♦   Guider errors (May 2004).

♦    CAMILA infrared camera.

♦    Boller & Chivens spectrograph.

♦    Mezcal MES-SPM spectrograph.

♦    MEXMAN filter wheel.

♦    Filter wheel Italiana.

 

 


1.5 telescope:

 

User manual.

 

0.84m telescope:

 

♦  Guider manual (Zazueta Salvador et al .; June 2004).

♦  Manual: CCD Imaging at the OAN-SPM 84cm Telescope (February 2001).

♦  Filters installed on Mexman filter wheel (September 2003). 

♦   Photometric zero points (December 2001).

♦   Sky brightness in several H alpha filters (April 2001).

♦  Manual: Single Channel Photometer "Cuentapulsos" (Petr Harmanec, April 2004).

 

Various:

♦  Useful information for visiting astronomers.

♦  Characteristics of the OAN-SPM site.


 

CCD imaging

Instrument/Contact

Plate scale (“/mm)

Filters

Number of filter positions

Detector

Comments

2.1m telescope

 

"Italiana" filter wheel

Responsible:

Dr. Lester Fox

13.06

UBVRI-Johnson; griz-Gunn

Two wheels with 10 positions each.

Spectral Instruments

This instrument is owned by the Observatorio Astronómico di Brera. Filters are not interchangeable.

1.5m telescope

 
 

RUCA-2 filter wheel

Responsable:

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 UBVRI-Johnson

 One wheel with 8 positions.

 Spectral Instruments

  

0.84m telescope

 

MEXMAN filter wheel

Responsible:

Dr. Lester Fox

16.43

Visit filter atalog

 Two wheels with 8 positions each.

Marconi5

Only accepts round filters.

POLIMA

Responsible:

Dr. David Hiriart

16.43

Visit filter catalog

4

FLI o Marconi5

The polarizer angles can be varied in 1  degree increments.

POLIMA 2

Responsible:

Dr. David Hiriart

16.43

U, B, V, R, I y Hα

10

Marconi5

It can be used only for imaging (without polarizer). Its FOV is 8.39'.

 

 

 

Infrared

Instrument/Contact

Wavelength range

(Å)

Detector

Pixels

FOV

Plate scale ("/pix)

Temp

Filters

Comments

2.1 m telescope

 

CID

Responsible:

Dr. Luis Salas

1 - 5 μm

2 - 20 μm

InSb

BIB

256x256

128x128

1'.17

64"

0.3

0.5

30 K

7 K

K, L narrow, CVF (2 - 4 μm)

Near and mid-infrared. Low resolution spectroscopy

(R = 1400 at 2.2 μm, 500 and 1200 at 3.6 μm)

CAMILA

Responsible:

Dr. Luis Salas

19.89

0.414

24.6

3'.7 (f/7.5)

2'.0 (f/13.5)

0.87

0.47

LN

J, H, K', HeI, PaGamma, BrGamma, [FeII], 2 H2 filters, CO, cK (continuum K)

Only available for imaging.

1.5m telescope

RATIR

Responsible:

Dr. Alan Watson

More information visit:

ratir.astroscu.unam.mx/

0.84m telescope

 

CAMILA

Responsible:

Dr. Luis Salas

19.89

0.414

24.6

5'.3

1.14

LN

J, H, K', HeI, PaGamma, BrGamma, [FeII], 2 H2 filters, CO, cK (continuun K)

Only available for imaging.

 

 

 

Interferometry

Instrument/Contact

Free spectral range

(Å)

Resolution

(Å)

Plate scale

("/mm)

Detector

Comments

2.1m telescopio

 

PUMA

Responsible:

Dr. Margarita Rosado

19.89

0.414

24.6

Marconi2

Scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer

 

 

 

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