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4 February 2004 Optical design for a new off-axis 1.7-m solar telescope (NST) at Big Bear
Leonid V. Didkovsky, Jeff R. Kuhn, Philip R. Goode
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Abstract
An optical design for a modern off-axis 1.6 m clear aperture solar telescope - the NST (New Solar Telescope) is presented. The NST will replace the 65 cm vacuum telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO)in 2006. A high-order Adaptive optics (AO) system will deliver light to the current and planned complement of BBSO instrumentation. The NST will fully utilize the optical and dynamical range advantages of its unobstructed (off-axis) pupil.
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Leonid V. Didkovsky, Jeff R. Kuhn, and Philip R. Goode "Optical design for a new off-axis 1.7-m solar telescope (NST) at Big Bear", Proc. SPIE 5171, Telescopes and Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics, (4 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518671
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KEYWORDS
Mirrors

Adaptive optics

Telescopes

Phase modulation

Space telescopes

Optical design

Solar telescopes

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