Commissioning results from the Large Binocular Telescope

Joar G. Brynnel; Norman J. Cushing; Richard F. Green; John M. Hill; Douglas L. Miller; Andrew Rakich; David Thompson

doi:10.1117/12.856800

4 August 2010 Commissioning results from the Large Binocular Telescope

Joar G. Brynnel, Norman J. Cushing, Richard F. Green, John M. Hill, Douglas L. Miller, Andrew Rakich, David Thompson

Proceedings Volume 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III; 77332K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856800
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

While the ultimate proof of telescope performance is in the quality and amount of science it is able to produce, commissioning results give a good and in-depth indication of how well a telescope facility actually performs, both in terms of sub-system commissioning and on-sky commissioning. Results from LBT commissioning activities are presented, along with lessons learned and a discussion of the challenges for future commissioning required to prepare the LBT for true Binocular Operation and ultimately interferometric operations.

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Joar G. Brynnel, Norman J. Cushing, Richard F. Green, John M. Hill, Douglas L. Miller, Andrew Rakich, and David Thompson "Commissioning results from the Large Binocular Telescope", Proc. SPIE 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III, 77332K (4 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856800

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