A New Concept For A Full-Aperture Large Telescope

Th . Schmidt-Kaler

doi:10.1117/12.963534

20 August 1986 A New Concept For A Full-Aperture Large Telescope

Th . Schmidt-Kaler

Proceedings Volume 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963534
Event: 1986 Astronomy Conferences, 1986, Tucson, United States

Abstract

A new concept for a Very Large Telescope is presented. A filled aperture of about 12 m diameter is realized by a central monolith surrounded by a ring of sectors. It represents a pure two-mirror Ritchey-Chretien optics. The optics is supported by a yoke mount of extreme rigidity. It allows easy access to a very large focal area.

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Th . Schmidt-Kaler "A New Concept For A Full-Aperture Large Telescope", Proc. SPIE 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III, (20 August 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963534

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