University of Wyoming Infrared Observatory
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Description: The WIRO 2.3-meter telescope is located near the summit of Jelm Mt. Includes information on its optical design, structure, the dome enclosure and observing.
University of Wyoming Infrared Observatory University of Wyoming 2.3-meter Telescope (WIRO) WIRO inside the dome (photo:Matt Bryant) (photo credit: Chip Kobulnicky and Jan Kubelka) The University of Wyoming's 2.3-meter telescope is located at the Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO) about 25 miles southwest of Laramie, WY on the summit of Jelm Mt. and at an altitude of 9656 ft. (Elev.: 2943 m; Long: 105d 58m 35s.5 west; Lat: 41d 05m 49.4s). This site (469 Jelm Mtn. Road) was chosen because: (1) the dryness of the air, an important consideration for infrared astronomy since moisture strongly absorbs infrared radiation, (2) comparatively low turbulence in the air above the mountain, (3) a dark night sky, (4) close proximity to the University of Wyoming, and (5) pre-existing road, electricity and phone lines since Jelm was formerly used by the US Forest Service and BLM as a fire lookout station. The planning for WIRO began in the early 1970s. Funding for the facility was obtained in 1975 from the Wyoming State Legislature (contributing 60%) and from the National Science Foundation (40%). The total construction costs were nearly two million dollars. WIRO became operational in September of 1977 and it still ranks as one of the premier infrared observatories in the world. A narrated picture show by one of WIRO's builders, Robert Gehrz, can be found
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| Page title: | University of Wyoming Infrared Observatory |
| Keywords: | astronomy, wiro, telescope, observatory, Wyoming, University of Wyoming, research, instrumentation, CCD, infrared, tip-tilt secondary, spectrograph |
| Description: | University of Wyoming 2.3-meter telescope is located near the summit of Jelm Mt. |
| IP-address: | 129.72.2.118 |
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| NS | Name Servers: ROPER.UWYO.EDU 129.72.60.8 OLDASUW.UWYO.EDU 129.72.60.2 |
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| Date | activated: 21-Jun-1988 last updated: 07-Jun-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |