CAFOS Home Page
Summary:
CAFOS is a focal-reducer designed to work with a CCD detector at the RC focus of the 2.2 telescope at the Calar Alto observatory.
Current Detector:
CCD SITE#1d. [2x2k 24µ pixel]
(see the Calar Alto CCD's information)
Focal Station:
RC focus
Instrument Responsible:
Astronomy Department
Contact:
coords@caha.es
General Info
Overview
User's manual
(pdf version)
Calibrations
Detector characteristics
Zero points
Atlas of the lines for the calibration lamps
Software tools
Signal calculator for
imaging
and
spectroscopy
Instrument news and status
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The instrument has been founded by the Spanish Ministery of Science ICTS project ICTS-2009-32 (using FEDER funds). Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, "Una manera de hacer Europa".