The Inverted Alt-Alt Configuration for Optical Telescopes
Abstract
Introduction My interest in the construction and costs of telescopes began with the design and construction of the building for the 48 inch Schmidt Telescope (on behalf of the Science Research Council of the United Kingdom) and was stimulated by a visit to Mt Palomar and Kitt Peak Observatories. With regard to costs I would like to quote Meinel (1969).
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- Pub Date:
- September 1974
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1323358000013734
- Bibcode:
- 1974PASA....2..244S
- Keywords:
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- Design Analysis;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Reflecting Telescopes;
- Altitude;
- Cassegrain Optics;
- Liquid Bearings;
- Optical Equipment;
- Sky Brightness;
- Astronomy