Status of the Southern Utah Observatory (SUO) 32" Telescope

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Abstract

The University of Utah is building a new Astronomical Observatory at a high altitude site in Southern Utah. The Southern Utah Observatory (SUO) Telescope will be outfitted with a 32" R-C telescope manufactured by DFM, and will feature optical and IR focal plane instrumentation as well as capability for remote/robotic operations. In this talk, I will describe the status of SUO Telescope Project, including surveys of atmospheric seeing and night sky darkness measured at potential observatory locations.

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Authors

  • David Kieda

    University of Utah, University of Utah Department of Physics

  • R. Wayne Springer

    University of Utah Department of Physics

  • Paolo Gondolo

    Department of Physics, University of Utah, 115 S 1400 E Rm 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0830, University of Utah Department of Physics