Open AccessChromospheric telescope of Baikal Astrophysical Observatory. New light
Author(s) -
V. I. Skomorovskii,
V. I. Skomorovsky,
Galina Kushtal,
Galina Kushtal,
Любовь Лоптева,
Lyubov Lopteva,
Владимир Прошин,
Владимир Прошин,
V. D. Trifonov,
V. D. Trifonov,
S. A. Chuprakov,
S. A. Chuprakov,
Валерий Химич,
Valeriy Khimich
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
solar-terrestrial physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.11
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 2500-0535
DOI - 10.12737/21002
Subject(s) - telescope , physics , optical telescope , optics , observatory , coronagraph , solar telescope , interference filter , wavefront , monochromatic color , solar observatory , optical filter , astronomy , exoplanet , wavelength , planet , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
A chromospheric telescope is an important instrument for synoptic observations and solar research. After several decades of observations with the chromospheric telescope at the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory, a need arose to improve the characteristics of this telescope and filter. A new reimaging lens to produce full-disk solar images 18 mm in diameter at the CCD camera Hamamatsu C-124 with a 36×24 mm detector (4000×2672 pixels) was designed and manufactured to replace the out-of-operation 50×50 mm Princeton Instruments camera. A contrast interference blocking filter and new calcite and quartz crystal plates were made and installed instead of damaged ones in the Hα birefringent filter (BF), manufactured by Bernhard Hallе Nachfl. The optical immersion in the filter was changed. All telescope optics was cleaned and adjusted. We describe for the first time the design features and their related BF passband tuning. The wavefront interferograms of optical elements and telescope as a whole show that the wavefront distortion of the optical path is within 0.25 λ. The BF and prefilter spectral parameters provide high-contrast monochromatic images. Besides, we give examples of solar chromospheric images in the Hα line core and wing.