Rubber focal plane for sky surveys

John L. Tonry; Gerard Anthony Luppino; Nicholas Kaiser; Barry E. Burke; George H. Jacoby

doi:10.1117/12.461350

24 December 2002 Rubber Focal Plane for Sky Surveys

John L. Tonry, Gerard Anthony Luppino, Nicholas Kaiser, Barry E. Burke, George H. Jacoby

Proceedings Volume 4836, Survey and Other Telescope Technologies and Discoveries; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461350
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

We describe progress in removing image motion over large fields of view. A camera using a new type of CCD has been commissioned and we report first results which are very promising for wide field imaging. We are embarking on a project to build a new type of astronomical CCD which should provide image motion compensation over arbitrarily large fields of view, very fast readout, autoguiding capability, good red sensitivity, and should be significantly less expensive than the present generation of CCDs.

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John L. Tonry, Gerard Anthony Luppino, Nicholas Kaiser, Barry E. Burke, and George H. Jacoby "Rubber Focal Plane for Sky Surveys", Proc. SPIE 4836, Survey and Other Telescope Technologies and Discoveries, (24 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461350

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