Thermal management and environmental sensing of the Simonyi telescope and enclosure at the Vera C. Rubin observatory

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The Simonyi Survey telescope and its dome enclosure at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory operates under a complex engineered thermal-management scheme. Its goal is to keep the optics, structure, and camera at temperatures that minimize image quality degradation while protecting delicate components from the harsh desert environment of Cerro Pachón, Chile. In order to achieve the highest operational efficiency and delivered image quality of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a key element of the overall system design included precise monitoring and control of the thermal environment. Here we describe the architectural design, current status, and planned improvements to the Environmental Awareness System (EAS) and associated sub-systems.

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