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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2013-06-20T10:30:00+01:00
X-WR-CALDESC: IAC Talks upcomming talks
SUMMARY:How to observe in the mid-IR from the ground at the diffraction lim
 it of a 10-meter class telescope 
DESCRIPTION:How to observe in the mid-IR from the ground at the diffraction
  limit of a 10-meter class telescope \nDr. Carlos A. Álvarez Iglesias\n\n
  CanariCam is a mid-IR imager and spectrograph with polarimetric and 
  coronographic capabilities built by the University of Florida as a  commo
 n-user instrument for the GTC. CanariCam observing capabilities are  uniqu
 e, offering the GTC community the opportunity to exploit the 8-25  microns
  observing windows at the diffraction limit of the GTC. Grantecan  started
  CanariCam operations during the first semester of 2012.  Currently, three
  observing modes are offered to the GTC community:  Imaging, low resolutio
 n spectroscopy and imaging polarimetry. In this  talk, some of the challen
 ges of operating a mid-IR diffraction-limited  instrument from the ground 
 will be reviewed. Some CanariCam  commissioning results for the currently 
 offered modes will be presented.  I will introduce some of the tools avail
 able for the community to  prepare CanariCam observations and to reduce th
 e data. Finally, I will  explain what is the current status of the instrum
 ent and telescope for  mid-IR observations.
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