The Magellan Telescopes are a pair of optical telescopes, the Baade and Clay telescopes located at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. They are generally acknowledged to provide the best natural seeing of any ground-based optical/IR telescopes. The Magellan Telescopes are managed by a collaboration of universities from the United States - including the University of Arizona. Below are links to the optical and instrument specifications to assist observers.
Baade - Magellan 1 Specifications
| Location Specifications | |
|---|---|
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Longitude |
-70.69239 |
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Latitude |
-29.01418 |
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Elevation |
8254 ft. |
| Telescope Specifications | |
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Aperture |
6.5 m |
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Focal Length |
8.128 m |
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Mount |
Altitude/Azimuth |
| Instruments | |
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IMACS |
Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph |
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FourStar |
Four Star Infrared Camera |
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FIRE |
Folded-port Infrared Echellette |
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Information is at the above LCO links |
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Clay - Magellan 2 Specifications
| Location Specifications | |
|---|---|
|
Longitude |
-70.69239 |
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Latitude |
-29.01418 |
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Elevation |
8254 ft. |
| Telescope Specifications | |
|
Aperture |
6.5 m |
|
Focal Length |
8.128 m |
|
Mount |
Altitude/Azimuth |
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For additional information go HERE and HERE and HERE
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| Instruments | |
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MIKE |
Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle Spectrograph |
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MagE |
Magellan Echellette Spectrograph |
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LDSS-3 |
Low Dispersion Survey Spectrograph 3 |
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PFS |
Planet Finder Spectrograph |
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MagAO-X |
Magellan AO System (visible and IR imaging) |
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M2FS |
Fiber Spectrograph |
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Information is at the above LCO links |
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