Instrument information

The following table provides an overview of instruments available at the Calar Alto telescopes. Please select from the list below for details.

A separate list is provided for Telescopes and Instrument Scales.

Mode
instrument
telescope(s)
overview
manual

 Infrared imaging

 (1 - 2.5 mue)

MAGIC

1.23 / 2.2

X

X

OMEGA Prime

3.5

X

X

OMEGA Cass

3.5

X

X
3.5
-
-

 Low-resolution IR-
 spectroscopy

MAGIC

1.23 / 2.2

X

X

OMEGA Cass

3.5

X

X

 Medium-resolution  optical spectroscopy

TWIN

3.5

X

X
 Integral field  spectroscopy
3.5
-
-

 High-resolution optical  spectroscopy

FOCES

2.2

X

–

 High-resolution  infrared  spectroscopy

MAGIC

2.2

X

–

 Multi-object slit  spectroscopy

CAFOS

2.2

X

X

MOSCA

3.5

X

X

 Direct imaging,
 low resolution  spectroscopy,
 field polarimetry,
 spectro-polarimetry,
 Fabry-Pérot-imaging

MOSCA

3.5

X

X

CAFOS

2.2

–

X

 Direct CCD-imaging

CCD-camera

1.23

–

–

BUSCA

2.2

–

–

LAICA

3.5

X

–

 Adaptive Optics

ALFA

3.5

–

–

 

Information concerning all telescopes

Responsible: Josef Fried
Last updated: March 4th, 2004