The Leighton Telescope.
Photo courtesy of Mark Halpern and Scott Chapman

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Reference Page

CSO Instruments

Heterodyne Receivers (Existing and New Balanced Receiver Development)
SHARC II (Submillimeter High Angular Resolution Camera)
Bolocam
DSOS (Dish Surface Optimization System)
CSO Beam Efficiency Measurements
CSO-JCMT Interferometer

CSO Information

General Information (Pasadena CSO Homepage)
Local Information (Operating the CSO, Trouble Shooting Guide, etc.) For Current Observers
Logistics... current visitor log, CSO visitor forms, maps, hotels, etc.
CSO Weather Multiplexing Policy
CSO Observing Manual (revised Jan. 2002)
[in gzipped PostScript: for Letter or A4 (7.7 MB)]
[in PDF format: for Letter or A4 (5.4 MB)]

CSO Seminar
Recent CSO Results
Live Image from the CSO
Information about the CSO antenna and optics
Recent News and Results Digest
CSO Education, Outreach, and Public Service
CSO Hawaii Based Staff
Employment Opportunities

Search Past CSO Data

Data from heterodyne observations at the CSO have been archived since Jan. 1, 1995. To search the database by source name, please select its first letter:
A-B , C-D , E-F , G , H , I , J-K , L , M , N , O-Q , R , S , T-V , W-Z , or a number .

To search the database by source position, click here .

Search Historical Tau Data

To search the archived historical atmospheric opacity data measured at 225 GHz and 350 micron at the CSO, click on the "Historical Tau Data" button on the sidebar.

Other Information

The Caltech Submillimeter Astrophysics Group
Astronomical Resources
Home pages of the other Mauna Kea telescopes
Emergency phone contacts of the Mauna Kea observatories
Information about Hawaii

About Robert Leighton:

By Karen Freeman, NYTimes, March 14, 1997.
By Charles Peck, Caltech, March, 1997.
Helioseismology
Finding Aid to the Papers of Robert B. Leighton, 1938-1988

Legal Stuff:

Permission to use images from these webpages should be requested from Linda Bustos, Caltech Public Relations. PH: 626-395-6326.


Ruisheng Peng , Caltech Submm Observatory

Weather Information


current summit views

Search CSO Reference Page
CSO Weather Page
CSO Weather Log
Today's Tau Data
Tau Now
Tau Plots
Historical Tau Data
JACH Weather Page

Other Hawaii Weather Info

Hurricane Tracking
El Nino Info


Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
111 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720
PHONE: 808-935-1909
FAX: 808-961-6273