Pointing and tracking performance of the W.M. Keck Telescope

Hilton Lewis; William Lupton; Mark J. Sirota; Terry S. Mast; Jerry E. Nelson; Patrick T. Wallace

doi:10.1117/12.176182

1 June 1994 Pointing and tracking performance of the W.M. Keck Telescope

Hilton Lewis, William Lupton, Mark J. Sirota, Terry S. Mast, Jerry E. Nelson, Patrick T. Wallace

Proceedings Volume 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176182
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The achieved pointing and tracking performance of the telescope is presented and compared with the Keck goals. The implications of the current performance on observing are discussed, and planned remedies for deficiencies in pointing and tracking are proposed.

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Hilton Lewis, William Lupton, Mark J. Sirota, Terry S. Mast, Jerry E. Nelson, and Patrick T. Wallace "Pointing and tracking performance of the W.M. Keck Telescope", Proc. SPIE 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176182

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