Open AccessDesign, Manufacturing, and Commissioning of BIRCAM (Bootes InfraRed CAMera)
Author(s) -
A. Riva,
P. Conconi,
A. J. Castro–Tirado,
F. M. Zerbi,
R. Cunniffe,
M. Jelínek,
S. Vítek
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advances in astronomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1687-7977
pISSN - 1687-7969
DOI - 10.1155/2010/760416
Subject(s) - observatory , physics , infrared , telescope , remote sensing , project commissioning , optics , astronomy , publishing , geography , art , literature
This paper covers the various aspect of design, manufacturing and commissioning of the infrared camera BIRCAM, installed at BOOTES-IR, the 60 cm robotic infrared telescope at Sierra Nevada Observatory (OSN, Granada, Spain). We describe how we achieved a quality astronomical image, moving from the scientific requirements
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