{"id":10992,"date":"2022-07-12T09:27:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T04:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/the-observatory\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T16:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T13:12:49","slug":"the-observatory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/en\/the-observatory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_b705c2c4 height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-tabs us_custom_eb849559 layout_hor style_radio3 switch_click has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:1em\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list items_3 align_none\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list-h\"><a class=\"w-tabs-item active\" aria-controls=\"content-q0ed\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Observing Facilities<\/span><\/a><a class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-zfb3\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Summit Facilities<\/span><\/a><a class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-je0b\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Gargash Site<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_chevron cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section active\" id=\"q0ed\"><button aria-controls=\"content-q0ed\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header active\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Observing Facilities<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-q0ed\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f03ee871\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In line with the envisioned role of the INO observatory to become an international scientific platform for astronomy, it will host a number of observing facilities. The principal telescope, the INO340, 3.4-m diameter Ritchey\u2010Chr\u00e9tien optical telescope offering a field of view of 20 arcmin at the main Cassegrain focus with an image resolution of better than 0.5 arcsec (FWHM) across the field. Three side ports are available, each offering an 8-arcmin field of view, thus the telescope backend can be simultaneously equipped with up to four instruments. The working wavelength range of the telescope is 325-2,500 nm, though the initial focus will be on the optical range. The observatory is also host to a multi-lens array called the INOLA which will be used to study ultra-low surface brightness systems at visible wavelengths. In addition, there is a site monitoring station which is comprised of three elements; a seeing monitor (Auto DIMM), an all sky camera and a weather station.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; style=&#8221;3d&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fino.org.ir%2Fen%2Fthe-observatory%2Fobserving-facilities%2F|title:Observing%20Facilities&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703423515940{margin-top: 24px !important;}&#8221;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rasad-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rasad-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rasad-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rasad-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rasad-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"zfb3\"><button aria-controls=\"content-zfb3\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Summit Facilities<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-zfb3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f03ee871\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Support facilities near the summit, include a central control room, a coating and service building, a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ino.org.ir\/en\/auto-dimm-status\/\">site monitoring<\/a>\u00a0station and an observer\u2019s residence down the hill close to the city of Qamu. The telescope dome is 16 m in diameter and benefits from an active cooling system both inside the dome and in a lower floor to prevent thermal leak from human activities or equipment. The service building consists of a mirror cleaning\/coating hall and a central control room.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; style=&#8221;3d&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fino.org.ir%2Fen%2Fthe-observatory%2Fobservatory-facilities%2F|title:Observatory%20Facilities&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703423549658{margin-top: 24px !important;}&#8221;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/INO_summit_labeled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/INO_summit_labeled-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/INO_summit_labeled-1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/INO_summit_labeled-1-600x291.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/INO_summit_labeled-1-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"je0b\"><button aria-controls=\"content-je0b\" class=\"w-tabs-section-header\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Gargash Site<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-je0b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f03ee871\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The observatory site is under construction after an eight-year selection campaign, which led to the choice of the Mount Gargash Peak, at an altitude of 3,600 m. Site selection was followed by equally exhaustive site characterization and monitoring activities. The civil construction \u2013 being, the telescope pier, the enclosure building and the service building \u2013 began in 2017. The 11.5-km access road has been operational since 2016. The site is suitably located at 51\u00b0 E, bridging the hour angle gap between the modern astronomical observatories of eastern Asia and east Atlantic. With a median seeing of ~0.6 arcsec the location is one of the most promising sites for astronomical observations in the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; style=&#8221;3d&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fino.org.ir%2Fen%2Fthe-observatory%2Fgargash-site%2F|title:Gargash%20Site&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703423567690{margin-top: 24px !important;}&#8221;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/observatory_site1-768x441-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/observatory_site1-768x441-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/observatory_site1-768x441-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ino.org.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/observatory_site1-768x441-1-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Observing FacilitiesSummit FacilitiesGargash SiteObserving FacilitiesIn line with the envisioned role of the INO observatory to become an international scientific platform for astronomy, it will host a number of observing facilities. 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