"Open-air" approach to enclosure design

Anthony G. Mansfield

doi:10.1117/12.393912

2 August 2000 "Open-air" approach to enclosure design

Anthony G. Mansfield

Proceedings Volume 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393912
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Telescope Technologies Limited have optimized the structural design of their range of 2.0 m telescopes for operation in the `open-air' during optical and near infra-red observations, in order to obtain the benefits of avoiding dome `seeing' and vibration effects from a rotating dome.

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Anthony G. Mansfield ""Open-air" approach to enclosure design", Proc. SPIE 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning, (2 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393912

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