Practical experiences from manufacture of the tools and equipment for the Colibrí Telescope at SPM Observatory

María H. Pedrayes-López; Stéphane Basa; Edgar Omar Cadena Zepeda; François Dolon; Liliana Figueroa; Johan Floriot; Gerardo Guisa; Javier Landa; Rosalía Langarica; Eduardo López Angeles; Erica E. Lugo-Ibarra; José L. Ochoa; Luis Ortiz; Pierre Richaud; Silvio Tinoco; Francisco Valenzuela; Alan M. Watson

doi:10.1117/12.3020766

11 September 2024 Practical experiences from manufacture of the tools and equipment for the Colibrí Telescope at SPM Observatory

María H. Pedrayes-López, Stéphane Basa, Edgar Omar Cadena Zepeda, François Dolon, Liliana Figueroa, Johan Floriot, Gerardo Guisa, Javier Landa, Rosalía Langarica, Eduardo López Angeles, Erica E. Lugo-Ibarra, José L. Ochoa, Luis Ortiz, Pierre Richaud, Silvio Tinoco, Francisco Valenzuela, Alan M. Watson

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Proceedings Volume 13094, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes X; 130944R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020766
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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We present the practical experiences and results obtained in the manufacturing of tools and equipment needed for handling the telescope mirrors, the corrective process of the operation, and the maintenance of the 1.3m Colibrí telescope. These tools and equipment include those used for mounting and dismounting the M1, M2, and M3 mirrors, as well as the DDRAGO/CAGIRE instrument of the Colibrí telescope, from the observing room to the ground level outside the building, and to the vacuum chamber for aluminization of the mirrors. This also includes tools to balance the instrument and those used in the cleaning process of the mirrors. Our designs addressed the challenges of handling and maintaining the components in the limited space available in the building and at the dome of the Colibrí fast alt-az telescope.

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María H. Pedrayes-López, Stéphane Basa, Edgar Omar Cadena Zepeda, François Dolon, Liliana Figueroa, Johan Floriot, Gerardo Guisa, Javier Landa, Rosalía Langarica, Eduardo López Angeles, Erica E. Lugo-Ibarra, José L. Ochoa, Luis Ortiz, Pierre Richaud, Silvio Tinoco, Francisco Valenzuela, and Alan M. Watson "Practical experiences from manufacture of the tools and equipment for the Colibrí Telescope at SPM Observatory", Proc. SPIE 13094, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes X, 130944R (11 September 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020766

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