The Optics Of The Very Large Telescope

Daniel Enard; Fritz Merkel

doi:10.1117/12.949378

13 April 1989 The Optics Of The Very Large Telescope

Daniel Enard, Fritz Merkel

Proceedings Volume 1013, Optical Design Methods, Applications and Large Optics; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949378
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

The VLT which will become operational in the late 90's is a 16 m equivalent diameter telescope. retained is a linear array of four 8 m unit telescopes. Unit telescopes can be used individual the full collecting power of the array is not required. The beams of the four telescopes c recombined in a fixed central station where very large instruments will be located.

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Daniel Enard and Fritz Merkel "The Optics Of The Very Large Telescope", Proc. SPIE 1013, Optical Design Methods, Applications and Large Optics, (13 April 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949378

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