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3 November 1983 The Multiple Mirror Telescope: A Progress Report
J. M. Beckers, B. L. Ulich, J. T. Williams
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Abstract
The Multiple Mirror Telescope has now been in regular operation as an astronomical telescope for over a year. We report on the experience gained with the operation of this relatively complex astronomical facility. We also describe a number of changes which have been and which are being made to improve the performance of the MMT.
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J. M. Beckers, B. L. Ulich, and J. T. Williams "The Multiple Mirror Telescope: A Progress Report", Proc. SPIE 0444, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes II, (3 November 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937948
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KEYWORDS
Telescopes

Mirrors

Astronomical telescopes

Image quality

Spectrographs

Astronomy

Computer programming

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