NASA NTRS · 19750059420
A fully automated digitally controlled 30-inch telescope
Abstract
A fully automated 30-inch (75-cm) telescope has been successfully designed and constructed from a military surplus Nike-Ajax radar mount. Novel features include: closed-loop operation between mountain telescope and campus computer 30 km apart via microwave link, a TV-type sensor which is photon shot-noise limited, a special lightweight primary mirror, and a stepping motor drive capable of slewing and settling one degree in one second or a radian in fifteen seconds.
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Colgate, S. A., Moore, E. P., Carlson, R.. 1975-08-01. A fully automated digitally controlled 30-inch telescope. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19750059420
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