Indiana University is a founding member of the WIYN consortium which designed, constructed, and is now using a modern 3.5-meter telescope at Kitt Peak, about 50 miles southwest of Tucson AZ. IU has 17% of the observing time on WIYN, which we use partly by traveling to AZ and partly by remote observing from Bloomington. WIYN is designed so that the telescope produces superior image quality, often as good as 0.5 arc seconds. In addition to this imaging capability, WIYN is also equipped with a multiple object spectrograph that can obtain up to 100 spectra simultaneously for objects over a one-degree field. Projects currently being pursued by Indiana University astronomers at WIYN include work on cataclysmic variable stars, dynamical studies of globular clusters, stellar abundance determinations, and studies of galaxy evolution.
 

Indiana University also has a share in the WIYN 0.9m telescope . The WIYN 0.9m telescope is located on the same ridge as the WIYN 3.5m telescope at Kitt Peak. IU has 28% of the consortium observing time on the 0.9m.  Two imaging cameras are available on the 0.9m; the default camera is equipped with a 2k x 2k imager with 21 micron square pixels, providing a 20.5 arcmin field of view.  Alternatively, the KPNO Mosaic camera can be used; the Mosaic camera is an 8k x 8k wide field imager which provides a 59 arcmin field of view on the 0.9m telescope. Observations with the 0.9m telescope frequently complement observing programs underway with the WIYN 3.5m telescope.  For example, the field of view of the Mosaic camera on the 0.9m telescope is well matched to the field of view of Hydra on the 3.5m telescope.  Thus, imaging observations with the 0.9m telescope may facilitate efficient fiber placement for spectroscopic observations with the 3.5m telescope.
 

Forms

• WIYN Observing Time Form

• 0.9-meter Forms

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