Large aperture telescopes in the problems of near-Earth astronomy
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| 1Aleshin, VP, 1Grishin, EA, 1Ivlev, OA, 1Novgorodtsev, DD, 1Shargorodsky, VD 1Research and Production Corporation "Systems of precision instrument making", Moscow, Russia |
| Kinemat. fiz. nebesnyh tel (Online) 2016, 32(5):68-73 |
| Start Page: Instruments and Devices |
| Language: Russian |
Abstract: The work considers telescopes with an aperture greater than 3 m and with high-speed movement of the optical axis (more than 4 angular degrees per second). These telescopes are applied in problems of Space Situation Awareness. Up to date, there are only three telescopes with such parameters — SOR, AMOS, SST (all in the USA). A telescope of the same class is under completion at Altai optical laser center, it has aperture 3.12 m. The paper describes the main specifications of this telescope. Arising problems are identified and ways of solution are suggested. |
| Keywords: large aperture telescopes, telescope TI-3.12 |
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