INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS RCC           
        RICHEY-CHRETIEN TELESCOPE
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  Instrument Host Overview                                                    
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    The RCC 1m telescope at Mt. Sanglok near Dushanbe, Tadzhikistan, is       
    operated by the Institute of Astrophysics of Tadzhikistan.                
                                                                              
    GROUP                        = OBSERVATORY_PARAMETERS                     
      OBSERVATORY_ID             = 'OBS288'                                   
      NAME                       = 'INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS'                
      COUNTRY                    = 'TADZHIKISTAN'                             
      ADDRESS                    = 'Tadzhik Academy of Sciences;              
                                    Ul. Sviridenko 22, 734670 Dushanbe'       
    END_GROUP                    = OBSERVATORY_PARAMETERS                     
                                                                              
    GROUP                        = TELESCOPE_PARAMETERS                       
      TELESCOPE_ID               = 'T5'                                       
      NAME                       = 'RCC RICHEY-CHRETIEN TELESCOPE'            
      APERTURE                   = 1 <METERS>                                 
      LONGITUDE                  =   69.250000 /* +69 15 00.00 E */           
      LATITUDE                   =   38.300000 /* +38 18 00.0 */              
      ALTITUDE                   = 820 <METERS>                               
      COORDINATE_TYPE            = 'Astronomical'                             
    END_GROUP                    = TELESCOPE_PARAMETERS