An inexpensive turnkey 6.5m observatory with customizing options

J. S. Kingsley; R. Angel; W. Davison; D. Neff; J. Teran; B. Assenmacher; K. Peyton; H. M. Martin; C. Oh; D. Kim; E. Pearce; M. Rascon; T. Connors; D. Alfred; B. T. Jannuzi; D. Zaritsky; E. Christensen; J. Males; P. Hinz; R. Seaman; K. Gonzales; D. Adriaanse

doi:10.1117/12.2313889

An inexpensive turnkey 6.5m observatory with customizing options

J. S. Kingsley
, R. Angel
, W. Davison
, D. Neff
, J. Teran
, B. Assenmacher
, K. Peyton
, H. M. Martin
, C. Oh
, D. Kim
, E. Pearce
, M. Rascon
, T. Connors
, D. Alfred
, B. T. Jannuzi
, D. Zaritsky
, E. Christensen
, J. Males
, P. Hinz
, R. Seaman

K. Gonzales, D. Adriaanse

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

A turnkey observatory with 6.5-m telescope has been developed for a broad range of science applications. The observatory includes the telescope, mount and enclosure, installed on site and ready for operation. The telescope's primary mirror is an f/1.25 honeycomb sandwich of borosilicate glass, similar to that of the MMT and Magellan telescopes. The baseline optical design is for a Gregorian Nasmyth focus at f/11. A Gregorian adaptive optics secondary that provides a wide-field focus corrected for ground layer turbulence (0.25 arcsecond images over a 4 arcminute field) as well as a narrow-field diffraction-limited focus is optional. Another option is a corrected f/5 focus with a 1° field. The observatory, built by partners from academia and industry with extensive experience, can be delivered within five years at a fixed price.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII
Editors	Heather K. Marshall, Jason Spyromilio
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510619531
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313889
State	Published - 2018
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10700
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Other

Other	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	6/10/18 → 6/15/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Instrumentation
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kingsley, J. S., Angel, R., Davison, W., Neff, D., Teran, J., Assenmacher, B., Peyton, K., Martin, H. M., Oh, C., Kim, D., Pearce, E., Rascon, M., Connors, T., Alfred, D., Jannuzi, B. T., Zaritsky, D., Christensen, E., Males, J., Hinz, P., ... Adriaanse, D. (2018). An inexpensive turnkey 6.5m observatory with customizing options. In H. K. Marshall, & J. Spyromilio (Eds.), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII Article 107004H (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10700). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313889

An inexpensive turnkey 6.5m observatory with customizing options. / Kingsley, J. S.; Angel, R.; Davison, W. et al.
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII. ed. / Heather K. Marshall; Jason Spyromilio. SPIE, 2018. 107004H (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10700).

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Kingsley, JS, Angel, R, Davison, W, Neff, D, Teran, J, Assenmacher, B, Peyton, K, Martin, HM, Oh, C, Kim, D, Pearce, E, Rascon, M, Connors, T, Alfred, D, Jannuzi, BT, Zaritsky, D, Christensen, E, Males, J, Hinz, P, Seaman, R, Gonzales, K & Adriaanse, D 2018, An inexpensive turnkey 6.5m observatory with customizing options. in HK Marshall & J Spyromilio (eds), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII., 107004H, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10700, SPIE, Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII 2018, Austin, United States, 6/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313889

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