SOFIA--The Next Generation Airborne Observatory

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SOFIA--The Next Generation Airborne Observatory • 2.5-meter (100-inch) telescope in a Boeing 747SP • Based at NASA-Dryden’s Aircraft Ops Facility in Palmdale, with Science Center at NASA-Ames • 120+ 8-hour research flights per year; 20 year lifetime • 20% share with the German space agency DLR • The world’s largest portable telescope! • Useful for both visible and infrared research • 1+ month per year in southern hemisphere • First test flights in 2007, first science flights in 2010

SOFIA — The Observatory open cavity (door not shown) Educator work stations pressure bulkhead Scientist work stations, telescope and instrument control, etc. TELESCOPE scientific instrument (1 of 7)

Ready for First Light

“Line Ops” (ground tests) The Partners Program is to support SOFIA-affiliated people (scientists, engineers, technicians, etc.) in partnerships with teachers in their own communities.

First 100%-Open Door Test Flight December 2009 The Partners Program is to support SOFIA-affiliated people (scientists, engineers, technicians, etc.) in partnerships with teachers in their own communities.

“First Light” flight plan, May 25/26, 2010 Leg OBJECT PDT start DUR Min 1 DEAD LEG 09:50 14 2 10:05 9 3 10:15 7 4 10:24 10 5 ALPHA SCO 10:34 27 6 TW OPH 11:01 22 11:25 8 RZ UMA 11:29 25 11:56 EPSILON SCO 11:58 30 11 RHO UMA 12:31 12 12:58 13 M 82 01:11 36 01:48 15 ETA SGR 01:54 53 16 02:48 17 LAMBDA DRA 02:54 18 V CVN 03:20 19 03:46 20 04:00 21 JUPITER 04:06 04:35 40 7 5/17/10 SOFIA Observatory Flight Readiness Review

Southern hemisphere deployment -- flight plan to study the Galactic Center

SOFIA observations of a stellar occultation by Pluto on July 23, 2011 Dwarf planet Pluto (V ~ 14) occulted a star (V ~ 14.4). SOFIA met the shadow of Pluto in mid-Pacific. => HIPO (Lowell Obs.) and FDC (DSI) instruments observed the occultation simultaneously. Image sequence from the Fast Diagnostic Camera (FDC) FDC Pluto (circled) is 13 arcsec from the star 200 minutes before the occultation Just before occultation: Pluto and star merged, combined light During occultation: Pluto and star merged, only Pluto light seen After occultation: Pluto and star merged, combined light

Further information: SOFIA Science Center home page http://www.sofia.usra.edu