TY - GEN
T1 - A domeless, mobile 2-meter telescope
AU - Kingsley, J.
AU - Strittmatter, P.
AU - Gonzales, K.
AU - Connors, T.
AU - Kingsley, B.
AU - Jannuzi, B.
AU - Yoshii, Y.
AU - Minezaki, T.
N1 - Funding Information:
This effort has been supported by The University of Arizona Steward Observatory and the University of Tokyo, Institute of Astronomy along with participation by Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - There are many astronomical, interferometric and space situational awareness applications for single and multiple 2-meter aperture optical and infrared mobile telescopes that are low cost, can be easily transported and quickly deployed at a variety of sites. A design concept is presented for a trailermounted 2-meter telescope with a novel micro-enclosure that allows the telescope to be moved and deployed quickly for observations. The telescope is protected from adverse weather using a weatherproof telescope tube instead of a conventional dome or enclosure. It has Cassegrain, Nasmyth and coudé foci suitable for astronomical, interferometric, space situational awareness, and laser communications applications, and is designed for replication at low cost. An initial implementation is being developed to explore the performance of such a telescope using re-purposed primary and secondary mirrors and other components from the MAGNUM telescope.
AB - There are many astronomical, interferometric and space situational awareness applications for single and multiple 2-meter aperture optical and infrared mobile telescopes that are low cost, can be easily transported and quickly deployed at a variety of sites. A design concept is presented for a trailermounted 2-meter telescope with a novel micro-enclosure that allows the telescope to be moved and deployed quickly for observations. The telescope is protected from adverse weather using a weatherproof telescope tube instead of a conventional dome or enclosure. It has Cassegrain, Nasmyth and coudé foci suitable for astronomical, interferometric, space situational awareness, and laser communications applications, and is designed for replication at low cost. An initial implementation is being developed to explore the performance of such a telescope using re-purposed primary and secondary mirrors and other components from the MAGNUM telescope.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.2563217
DO - 10.1117/12.2563217
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85099781189
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII
A2 - Marshall, Heather K.
A2 - Spyromilio, Jason
A2 - Usuda, Tomonori
PB - SPIE
T2 - Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII 2020
Y2 - 14 December 2020 through 22 December 2020
ER -