Английская Википедия:Corralitos Observatory
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Corralitos Observatory was an astronomical observatory located in the Rough and Ready Hills approximately Шаблон:Convert west of Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was formally dedicated on October 12, 1965, serving as a remote station of Dearborn Observatory, Northwestern University.[1] In October 1965, a NASA program to detect transient lunar phenomenon (TLP) was begun by the staff.[2] Using two-person observer teams, a total of 6,466 man-hours of lunar observation was recorded.[1] The program was run until 1972 but did not confirm any TLP.[3] Using ninety-eight selected reports of TLPs received from amateurs during this period, 39 were checked from Corralitos Observatory.[4]
On October 22, 1966, a specialized Schmidt wide-angle camera was set up at the observatory. Sponsored by Chrysler, the telescope employed a Шаблон:Convert aperture correction mirror and a Шаблон:Convert spherical mirror with combined a Шаблон:Convert focal length. It was built as a test model for a far ultraviolet camera intended for the Apollo spacecraft. This may have been the first operational camera of its type.[5] Also in 1966, a Шаблон:Convert optical diameter image orthicon system previously located at Organ Pass Station in the Organ Mountains east of Las Cruces was moved to Corralitos.[6] It was replaced with a Шаблон:Convert system in 1969.[1] The observatory was mainly staffed by students of New Mexico State University.
During the 1970s, the first operational semi-automated supernovae search program was conducted at the observatory, using Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert Cassegrain telescopes. After the telescope was automatically computer pointed to a galaxy, it would allow visual comparison of a high-resolution monitor to a master picture, though photographed also. For difficult galaxies the high-resolution screen photograph negatives were checked within an hour and compared to a prior master set.[7] Ten supernovae were found at Corralitos.[1] On April 14, 1970, U.T. James and Mickey Gallivan, using the 0.6 m telescope, were believed to have been the only ones to have photographed the explosion of Apollo 13 as it was approaching the Moon. In 1971, a photograph of Apollo 14 separating from the S-IVB rocket was taken by Justus Dunlap from the observatory.[8]
In 1973, the site included Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert Cassegrain telescopes equipped with storage tubes, remote readouts and image orthicon electronic imaging tubes.[9] The 0.6 m telescope had automated operation capability controlled by a computer. A Шаблон:Convert Cassegrain was available for photometry, and the Шаблон:Convert Chrysler Schmidt telescope was still available.[9] By 1977, only the 0.6 m and 0.4 m telescopes were reported as operational.[10]
In 1978 operations at the site were halted due to funding issues, and in 1981 the observatory was transferred to the Corralitos Astronomical Research Association (CARA).[11][12]
As recently as 1997, the observatory was reported to be engaged in long-term photometric monitoring of faint Be stars.[13] The CARA website had not been updated since 2001 prior to it being shut down in 2012, and there are no references to new observatory activities in the academic literature.[14][15]
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- History of Dearborn Observatory from Northwestern University Astronomy and Astrophysics
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