The Caucasian Mountain Observatory of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute: First Six Years of Operation
N. I. Shatsky, A. Belinski, А. В. Додин, S. G. Zheltoukhov, V. Kornilov, К. А. Постнов, Serguei F. Potanin, Boris S. Safonov, А. М. Татарников, A. M. Cherepashchuk
2020GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY IN RUSSIA. 21ST CENTURY. Proceedings of the All-Russian Conference36 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
The new SAI MSU observatory 2.5-meter telescope and capabilities of its current instrumentation are described. The facility operates actively since 2014 in parallel to the engineering works. It has delivered a number of prominent results in the field of optical and near-infrared photometry and spectroscopy as well as newly developed observational techniques like differential speckle polarimetry.
Topics & Concepts
ObservatoryTelescopeInstrumentation (computer programming)Photometry (optics)PolarimetrySpeckle patternRemote sensingAstronomyPhysicsOpticsComputer scienceGeologyStarsOperating systemScatteringStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomical Observations and InstrumentationAstronomy and Astrophysical Research