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3 June 1987 The Optics Support Structure Of The MMT
D. Blanco, J. Antebi, W. Davison
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Proceedings Volume 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939811
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Abstract
The six Cassegrain telescopes which comprise the MMT are held in place by a steel space frame called the optics support structure (OSS). The design and development of this structure, from concept to final implementation, is presented in the context of the history of the MMT project.
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D. Blanco, J. Antebi, and W. Davison "The Optics Support Structure Of The MMT", Proc. SPIE 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II, (3 June 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939811
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KEYWORDS
Telescopes

Mirrors

Laser systems engineering

Mechanics

Active optics

Observatories

Computer programming

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