Large open telescope: size-upscaling from DOT to LOT

Robert H. Hammerschlag; Aswin P. L. Jaegers; Felix C. M. Bettonvil

doi:10.1117/12.460286

11 February 2003 Large open telescope: size-upscaling from DOT to LOT

Robert H. Hammerschlag, Aswin P. L. Jaegers, Felix C. M. Bettonvil

Proceedings Volume 4853, Innovative Telescopes and Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460286
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The design characteristics of a large open telescope (LOT) are: (i) an open tower with only pure translations of the platform under wind load; (ii) an open telescope construction with extremely stiff geometry and drives; (iii) simple optics with easy aligning and testing, but nevertheless suitable for large auxiliary equipment like spectrographs.

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Robert H. Hammerschlag, Aswin P. L. Jaegers, and Felix C. M. Bettonvil "Large open telescope: size-upscaling from DOT to LOT", Proc. SPIE 4853, Innovative Telescopes and Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics, (11 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460286

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