TAUKAM: a new prime-focus camera for the Tautenburg Schmidt Telescope
Bringfried Stecklum (1), Jochen Eisl\"offel (1), Sylvio Klose (1), Uwe, Laux (1), Tom L\"owinger (1), Helmut Meusinger (1), Michael Pluto (1),, Johannes Winkler (1), Frank Dionies (2) ((1) Th\"uringer Landessternwarte, Tautenburg, (2) Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam)
TL;DR
TAUKAM is a newly developed prime-focus camera for the Tautenburg Schmidt Telescope, featuring a high-resolution CCD to enhance optical wide-field survey capabilities, with first light planned for 2017.
Contribution
This paper introduces the design and specifications of TAUKAM, a new prime-focus camera, and details its integration plan for the Tautenburg Schmidt Telescope.
Findings
Design and specifications of TAUKAM detailed
Integration plan for the telescope infrastructure
Expected enhancement in wide-field survey capabilities
Abstract
TAUKAM stands for "TAUtenburg KAMera", which will become the new prime-focus imager for the Tautenburg Schmidt telescope. It employs an e2v 6kx6k CCD and is under manufacture by Spectral Instruments Inc. We describe the design of the instrument and the auxiliary components, its specifications as well as the concept for integrating the device into the telescope infrastructure. First light is foreseen in 2017. TAUKAM will boost the observational capabilities of the telescope for what concerns optical wide-field surveys.
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