Wyoming Infrared Observatory
The Wyoming Infrared Observatory (short: WIRO ) is an observatory of the University of Wyoming for infrared astronomy . The main instrument is a reflecting telescope with a diameter of 2.3 meters . The observatory is located 40 km southwest of Laramie on the summit of "Jelm" at an altitude of 2948 m.
In its primary focus, the telescope has a 4-element Wynne corrector and a 2k × 2k EMCCD image sensor, with which an image angle of 0.3 ° is achieved. It also has a 2D and a slit spectrometer .
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Coordinates: 41 ° 5 ′ 49.5 " N , 105 ° 58 ′ 37.5" W.