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17 December 2014 A fast, wide field of view, catadioptric telescope for Whipple
James P. McGuire Jr.
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Proceedings Volume 9293, International Optical Design Conference 2014; 929309 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2180155
Event: International Optical Design Conference, 2014, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, United States
Abstract
We describe the optical design of a spaceborne f/1.3 catadioptric telescope with a 9 degree field and 77 cm aperture that is being proposed to study objects in the Kuiper belt, Sedna Region, and Oort cloud.
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James P. McGuire Jr. "A fast, wide field of view, catadioptric telescope for Whipple", Proc. SPIE 9293, International Optical Design Conference 2014, 929309 (17 December 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2180155
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KEYWORDS
Telescopes

Space telescopes

Mirrors

Stray light

Tolerancing

Combined lens-mirror systems

Silica

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