Conversion of the MMT to a 6.5-m telescope: the optics support structure

Joseph Antebi; Donald O. Dusenberry; Atis A. Liepins

doi:10.1117/12.21501

1 October 1990 Conversion of the MMT to a 6.5-m telescope: the optics support structure

Joseph Antebi, Donald O. Dusenberry, Atis A. Liepins

Proceedings Volume 1303, Advances in Optical Structure Systems; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21501
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMD on Mt. Hopkins AZ, which uses an array of six telescopes on a single mount to achieve an effective aperture of 4.5-rn, is to be converted to a 6.5-rn telescope with a single prirnary. This paper describes the objectives, constraints, and solutions for a conceptual design of the Optics Support Structure (OSS) for the 6.5-rn telescope.

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Joseph Antebi, Donald O. Dusenberry, and Atis A. Liepins "Conversion of the MMT to a 6.5-m telescope: the optics support structure", Proc. SPIE 1303, Advances in Optical Structure Systems, (1 October 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21501

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