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Coordinates:
24.70110° S,
70.32479° W
Elevation: 2154.0 m
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Site Description
The photometer is installed at the modified CIMEL tripod fixed to concrete 1 x 1 x 0,5 m platform, the platform is very stiff and stable. The FOV of the photometer is clear, no building in the surrounding. The FOV is limited by a surrounding mountains (Andes) E-W direction, the distance to the very far (tens of kilometrs), less than approx. 5 deg above the horizon. Now building till the CTA construction campaign (Q2 2017 ?). The nearest town - Antofagasta - approx 100 km (behind the mountains (site altitude 2200 m - Antofagasta 0m) Landmark - ESO - Paranal - West direction (approx 15 km) The ESO Paranal has strick light pollution policy due to operation of VLT telescopes at Cerro Paranal.
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Contact Information |
Principal Investigator(s):
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- Michael Prouza
- E-mail: prouza@fzu.cz
Michael Prouza Na vrchu 423/8, Praha Czech Republic Tel: +420776868906 Email: prouza@fzu.cz
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Site Manager(s):
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- Jakub Jurysek
- Email: jurysek@fzu.cz
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Jakub Jurysek
Zeranovska 23, Prostejov Czech Republic Tel: +420607256949 Email: jurysek@fzu.cz
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Responsible
Institution(s):
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Institute of Physics of The Czech Academy of Sciences
http://www.fzu.cz/en/
Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory gGmbH
https://portal.cta-observatory.org/Pages/Home.aspx
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Last Generated: 18 MAY 2024
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