The Inverted Alt-Alt Configuration for Optical Telescopes

1974 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 244-247
Author(s):  
E. W. Simmonds
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Schmidt Telescope ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Optical Telescopes ◽  
Science Research Council ◽  
Design And Construction

IntroductionMy interest in the construction and costs of telescopes began with the design and construction of the building for the 48 inch Schmidt Telescope (on behalf of the Science Research Council of the United Kingdom) and was stimulated by a visit to Mt Palomar and Kitt Peak Observatories. With regard to costs I would like to quote Meinel (1969).

The U.K. 48-inch (1.2 metre) Schmidt Telescope and the SRC IllaJ Survey

1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 323-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.D. Cannon
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Schmidt Telescope ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Science Research Council

The U.K. Schmidt telescope is one of three independent ‘observatories’ now on Siding Spring Mountain near Coonabarabran, and is operated by the United Kingdom Science Research Council. The telescope has been fully operational since September 1973. So far we have taken about 800 astronomical plates, about half being for the main IllaJ Survey and half for other scientific programmes. The latter have mostly been taken when the moon or mediocre seeing have prevented us working on the Survey.

scholarly journals The COSMOS Plate Measuring Machine

1974 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 299-300
Author(s):  
N. M. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Research Council ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Schmidt Telescope ◽  
Automatic Measuring ◽  
Measuring Machine ◽  
Science Research Council

The new 48-in. Schmidt telescope of the U.K. Science Research Council is being commissioned at Siding Spring in Australia. Its potential both for extra-galactic and galactic research is enormous but this potential can only be fully exploited with an automatic measuring machine.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document