Information Related to Observing at LBT

Table of Contents

1. Links
2. Useful Infomation

The goal of this page is to provide maximum information related to observing in LBT to the SHARK-NIR colleagues. Of course, the page is always under construction and everyone is encouraged to update the page as and when necessary.

Links

1. Website : ​http://www.lbto.org
2. Mt Graham weather forecast : ​https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=32.701799942559&lon=-109.87083435058594&site=twc&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text#.XlQgNC2ZPUL
3. ALTA forecast : ​http://alta.arcetri.astro.it
4. Observing Schedule : can be seen on the webpage ​http://www.lbto.org
5. Telescope Calendar : ​http://calendar.lbto.org (you can see the daytime and nighttime activities and associated people details here)
6. LBT Bedroom allotment : ​https://sites.google.com/a/lbto.org/calendars/bedrooms
7. LBT Reservation Form (stay) : ​http://abell.as.arizona.edu/~lbtsci/resform.html
8. LBT webcams : ​http://info.tucson.lbto.org/webcams/
9. LBT Staff contact numbers : ​http://www.lbto.org/staff.html

Useful Infomation

Nearest Airport : Tucson, Arizona (TUS), Phoenix, Arizona (PHX) Hotels : There are around 10 hotels in walking distance from TUS airport. Some of them have restaurants too. Look it up early.

TUS to LBT Base camp : takes around ~2 hours in car. From base camp to LBT takes around ~1 hour.

Health related points : Humidity @ LBT can be as low as 25 for weeks. Always carry lip-balms and nose moisturizing cream (avoid nose bleeds). Good to check if the ears are clear before the trip. Body moisturizers are available at LBT for everyone.

Attire : work pants, good woolen socks, good shoes, good jackets, hand gloves (must), ear covering head caps, helmets.

Tools/Accessories? : Torch

Living stuff : inventory wiki page, food items page,