Magellan instrumentation suite

F. Di Mille; P. Palunas; D. Osip; M. Mora; L. Infante; G. Blanc; J. Araya; J. Bravo; E. Cerda; C. Contreras; N. David; M. Diaz; J. Espoz; M. Flores; C. Fuentes; J. Gallardo; N. Gonzalez; P. Jones; R. Leyton; M. Martinez; V. Merino; H. Nunez; G. Prieto; A. Rivera; H. Rivera; H. Rojas; F. Sanchez; N. Soto; A. Suarez; L. Zumaran

doi:10.1117/12.3019694

25 July 2024 Magellan instrumentation suite

F. Di Mille, P. Palunas, D. Osip, M. Mora, L. Infante, G. Blanc, J. Araya, J. Bravo, E. Cerda, C. Contreras, N. David, M. Diaz, J. Espoz, M. Flores, C. Fuentes, J. Gallardo, N. Gonzalez, P. Jones, R. Leyton, M. Martinez, V. Merino, H. Nunez, G. Prieto, A. Rivera, H. Rivera, H. Rojas, F. Sanchez, N. Soto, A. Suarez, L. Zumaran

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Proceedings Volume 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X; 130980D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019694
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

This presentation highlights the 2024 instrumentation suite in use at the Baade and Clay telescopes of the Las Campanas Observatory. Following two decades of operations, the partnership between the Carnegie Institution for Science, Harvard University, the University of Arizona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan provides our observing community with seven facility instruments and seven PI instruments. Five of those instruments (IMACS, MAGE, FIRE, FOURSTAR and LDSS3) are mounted permanently at the telescopes and ready to be used every night. The availability of one of the Nasmyth ports and a Cassegrain focus at the Clay telescope, allows a scheduled rotation of the other eight instruments (MIKE, PFS, M2FS, IFUM, PISCO, MAGAOX, MEGACAM, WINERED) according to the scientific needs of the community in each semester. In this presentation we will give a brief introduction for all the facility instruments followed by a status report of their use and performance. We will also present the challenges posed by continuous operations and regular maintenance. Finally, we will outline the future instrumentation projects and upgrades.

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F. Di Mille, P. Palunas, D. Osip, M. Mora, L. Infante, G. Blanc, J. Araya, J. Bravo, E. Cerda, C. Contreras, N. David, M. Diaz, J. Espoz, M. Flores, C. Fuentes, J. Gallardo, N. Gonzalez, P. Jones, R. Leyton, M. Martinez, V. Merino, H. Nunez, G. Prieto, A. Rivera, H. Rivera, H. Rojas, F. Sanchez, N. Soto, A. Suarez, and L. Zumaran "Magellan instrumentation suite", Proc. SPIE 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X, 130980D (25 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019694

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