CACTUS

CACTUS

CACTUS

Observatory

This article is about a telescope in California. For the plant, see cactus. For other uses, see Cactus (disambiguation).

CACTUS (Converted Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Using Solar-2) was a ground-based, Air Cherenkov Telescope (ACT) located outside Daggett, California, near Barstow. It was originally a solar power plant called Solar Two, but was converted to an observatory starting in 2001. The first astronomical observations started in the fall of 2004. However, the facility had its last observing runs in November 2005 as funds for observational operations from the National Science Foundation were no longer available.[1] The facility was operated by the University of California, Davis but owned by Southern California Edison.[2] It was demolished in 2009.[3]

The central observation tower of the CACTUS observatory
The main CACTUS observatory tower, as reflected in mirrors.
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  1. [1]
    "History of Solar Two". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  2. [2]
    "Solar Two Experimental Solar Facility". Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  3. [3]
    Going out with a bang | bang, daggett, going - Top Story - Desert Dispatch Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
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