POST: a polar stratospheric telescope

Holland C. Ford; Pierre Y. Bely; John Bally; James H. Crocker; Mike Dopita; James N. Tilley III; Ronald J. Allen; Frank Bartko; Richard L. White; Richard Burg; Christopher J. Burrows; Mark Clampin; Doyal A. Harper; Garth D. Illingworth; Richard McCray; Stephan Meyer; Jeremy Mould; Colin Norman

doi:10.1117/12.176198

1 June 1994 POST: a polar stratospheric telescope

Holland C. Ford, Pierre Y. Bely, John Bally, James H. Crocker, Mike Dopita, James N. Tilley III, Ronald J. Allen, Frank Bartko, Richard L. White, Richard Burg, Christopher J. Burrows, Mark Clampin, Doyal A. Harper, Garth D. Illingworth, Richard McCray, Stephan Meyer, Jeremy Mould, Colin Norman

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176198
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The lower stratosphere in the polar regions offers conditions for observation in the near-infrared comparable to those obtained from space. We describe a concept for a 6-meter, diluted aperture, near-infrared telescope carried by a tethered aerostat flying at 12 km altitude, to serve as a testbed for future space astronomical observatories while producing frontier science.

Citation Download Citation

Holland C. Ford, Pierre Y. Bely, John Bally, James H. Crocker, Mike Dopita, James N. Tilley III, Ronald J. Allen, Frank Bartko, Richard L. White, Richard Burg, Christopher J. Burrows, Mark Clampin, Doyal A. Harper, Garth D. Illingworth, Richard McCray, Stephan Meyer, Jeremy Mould, and Colin Norman "POST: a polar stratospheric telescope", Proc. SPIE 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176198

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available