The Hobby-Eberly Telescope: A progress report

被引:24
作者
Sebring, TA
Ramsey, LW
机构
来源
OPTICAL TELESCOPES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW: FOLLOWING IN THE DIRECTION OF TYCHO BRAHE | 1997年 / 2871卷
关键词
Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET); McDonald Observatory; University of Texas; segmented mirrors; large telescopes; Arecibo-type telescopes; cost-effective telescope designs; spherical mirrors;
D O I
10.1117/12.269069
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The Hobby-Eberly Telescope, nearing completion at McDonald Observatory in west Texas is an optical Arecibo-type telescope utilizing an 11-meter primary mirror and a 9.2-meter effective aperture. Innovative approaches have been employed to provide this large modern telescope at a total cost of $13.5 million. A joint project of the University of Texas, The Pennsylvania State University, Stanford University, the University of Munich, and the University of Goettingen, the telescope will be completed in mid 1997. First light is expected in mid 1996.
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