T. Abbott & NOAO/AURA/NSF
New DECam Prime Focus Cage and Optics Installed
Left: Some last-minute tests are carried out on the new DECam prime focus cage as it stands under the disassembled Blanco 4-m telescope the night before it is installed.
Right: With the Blanco 4-m telescope locked in a vertical position and the old prime focus cage removed, the new DECam prime focus cage is winched up to the top end to be installed.
On May 3, 2012 the new prime focus cage for DECam was installed. The assembly (or “Camera”) includes the cage, hexapod, cabling, optics, and (for now) dummy imager.
On February 20, 2012, an accident occurred at the CTIO Blanco Telescope involving the telescope's f/8 secondary mirror. More information and updates.
NOAO is saddened to report the passing of Dr. K. Michael Merrill on March 31
Watch live progress on DECam Installation at the Blanco telescope.
Join us for the 2012 Gemini Science Meeting in San Francisco, California, July 17-20, where current Gemini results and future plans will be discussed.
