Mounting large lenses for the MMT's f/5 wide-field corrector: lessons learned

Robert G. Fata; Vladimir Kradinov; Daniel Fabricant

doi:10.1117/12.552289

30 September 2004 Mounting large lenses for the MMT's f/5 wide-field corrector: lessons learned

Robert G. Fata, Vladimir Kradinov, Daniel Fabricant

Proceedings Volume 5492, Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552289
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

At its f/5 focus, the 6.5 meter converted MMT uses a refractive corrector to produce excellent images over a field of view as large as 1° in diameter. We describe the construction challenges we encountered and the lessons we learned mounting the ~30 inch diameter lenses for this wide-field corrector. The corrector was completed in May 2002, was commissioned in May and June of 2003, and is now in regular use at the MMT for spectroscopic and imaging observations.

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Robert G. Fata, Vladimir Kradinov, and Daniel Fabricant "Mounting large lenses for the MMT's f/5 wide-field corrector: lessons learned", Proc. SPIE 5492, Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy, (30 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552289

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