Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Isaac Newton Group, La Palma: Technical Notes, 1984 - 1998
An incomplete series of ING Technical Notes.
Isaac Newton Group, La Palma: User Manuals, 1984 - 1993
20 volumes of typed or photocopied texts bound with green covers, with 14 duplicate copies. The following abbreviations are used in the titles: ISIS: Intermediate Dispersion Spectroscopic Imaging System; LDSS: Low Dispersion Survey Spectrograph; WHT: William Herschel Telescope; INT: Isaac Newton Telescope; MPF: Multi Purpose Fotometer; ADAM: Astronomical Data Acquisition Monitor; and CCD: Charge-coupled device.
RD: Instrus. Dev. and Gen. User, 1971 - 1978
A set of 39 technical drawings, originally rolled together and labelled 'RD Instrus. [Instruments] Dev. and Gen. User, Drg Nos AZ/002, X/BA/001, X/BB/001 and V/FD/000'. Includes V, X, Y and Z sized sheets, V being the largest. Many (if not all) relate to instruments designed for the Isaac Newton Telescope at La Palma, including drawings of the Image Photon Counting System (I.P.C.S) which was first used in March 1984.
RGO La Palma Operations Division and the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory: Papers and Records, c.1980-2015 (mainly to 1998)
Papers, records and photographs for the RGO La Palma Operations Division and the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory. Includes paper files recording day to day administration, a large series of photographic records in albums, various sets of publications relating to telescopes and instruments and a small set of press cuttings.
William Herschel Telescope Papers and Records, 1979 - 1995
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