Pointing with the IRAM 30-m telescope

Juan Penalver; Ute Lisenfeld; Rainer Mauersberger

doi:10.1117/12.390462

3 July 2000 Pointing with the IRAM 30-m telescope

Juan Penalver, Ute Lisenfeld, Rainer Mauersberger

Proceedings Volume 4015, Radio Telescopes; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390462
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

This document gives an overview of the pointing model (PM) at the IRAM 30 m Telescope and the parameters used in its determination. We describe recent improvements achieved by the installation of an inclinometer to measure the tilt of the azimuth axis. The use of the inclinometer allows to determine two of the PM parameters in a reliable way. As a consequence, the pointing observations can be carried out faster, and the PM can be partly updated, if necessary, independently of astronomical observations.

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Juan Penalver, Ute Lisenfeld, and Rainer Mauersberger "Pointing with the IRAM 30-m telescope", Proc. SPIE 4015, Radio Telescopes, (3 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390462

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