The Discovery Channel Telescope: early integration

Byron Smith; Tomas Chylek; Bill DeGroff; David Finley; Jeffrey Hall; Paul J. Lotz; Brad McCreight; Alexander Venetiou

doi:10.1117/12.858046

28 July 2010 The Discovery Channel Telescope: early integration

Byron Smith, Tomas Chylek, Bill DeGroff, David Finley, Jeffrey Hall, Paul J. Lotz, Brad McCreight, Alexander Venetiou

Proceedings Volume 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III; 77330A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858046
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is a 4.3-meter astronomical research telescope being built in northern Arizona as a partnership between Discovery Communications and Lowell Observatory. The telescope will be able to support substantial instrument payloads at Cassegrain, Nasmyth, and prime foci, and high observing cadences. The first-light configuration will be as an f/6.1 Ritchey-Chrétien at Cassegrain with a 30 arc-minute field-of-view. Major facility work is complete, and the telescope is currently in the integration phase with first-light anticipated in 2011. We present an overview of the design and progress to date, and include plans for final integration, commissioning, and early science.

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Byron Smith, Tomas Chylek, Bill DeGroff, David Finley, Jeffrey Hall, Paul J. Lotz, Brad McCreight, and Alexander Venetiou "The Discovery Channel Telescope: early integration", Proc. SPIE 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III, 77330A (28 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858046

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