Introduction
IRCAL is a near infrared camera designed for use with the Adaptive Optics system at the Cassegrain focus of the Shane 3-meter Telescope. IRCAL is equipped with a number of different filters (both broad and narrow band), grisms for spectroscopic work, and a polarimeter. IRCAL has been in operation since 1999. It was designed by Dr. James Graham (UCB) and constructed at UC-Berkeley. IRCAL is part of the Lick Adaptive Optics system and is available to the University of California astronomical community by subscription.Follow these links to: 3-m Time Allocation Policy
Observing Time Request Forms All new users must be checked out by a resident astronomer on their first night. Please request support on your time application. Please direct questions to a Mount Hamilton support astronomer
Elinor Gates (egates@ucolick.org) or
Bryant Grigsby (bgrigsby@ucolick.org). Contributors to manual:
James Graham, James Lloyd, Scott Severson, Elinor Gates