Design of the Magellan Project 6.5-meter telescope: telescope structure and mechanical systems

Steven M. Gunnels; David Carr

doi:10.1117/12.176208

1 June 1994 Design of the Magellan Project 6.5-meter telescope: telescope structure and mechanical systems

Steven M. Gunnels, David Carr

Proceedings Volume 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176208
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The Magellan Project 6.5 Meter Telescope is an alt-azimuth Tripod-Disk design currently under construction. The telescope, which is a joint project of the Carnegie Observatories and the University of Arizona, will be located at the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. An overview of the structural design, including its evolutionary history, is presented. In addition, two critical mechanical systems which have been prototyped and tested are described. The direct friction drives are used on the telescope main axes and instrument rotators. The vane-end actuator system is used to maintain collimation and focus on any of the four secondary mirror assemblies for which the system is designed.

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Steven M. Gunnels and David Carr "Design of the Magellan Project 6.5-meter telescope: telescope structure and mechanical systems", Proc. SPIE 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176208

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