Basic Optical Data
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| Primary Mirror |
| Radius of curvature |
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11168.4 mm concave |
| Conic constant |
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-1.1065654 |
| Mirror diameter |
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2133.0 mm (Drawing WISCO-30030) |
| Clear aperture |
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diam 2124.0 mm |
| Central hole |
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diam 635 mm |
| Central obscuration |
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diam 870 mm (f/7.6 secondary baffle) |
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| F/7.6 Secondary Mirror |
| Distance from primary |
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3885.0 mm |
| Radius of curvature |
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5186.0 mm convex |
| Conic constant |
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-5.46905 |
| Clear aperture |
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diam 654.3 mm (CHECK) |
| Secondary to RC focus |
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4929.7 mm |
| Instrument rotator to RC focus |
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50.4 mm |
| Effective focal length |
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16200.8 mm |
| Plate Scale |
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12.69 arcsec/mm |
| Light-collecting area |
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2.950 m² |
| Focus Encoder |
|
1.0 µ/unit (approx) |
- Download 2.1-m f/8 ZEMAX file
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| F/15 Secondary Mirror |
| Distance from primary |
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4583.0 mm |
| Radius of curvature |
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2453.9 mm convex |
| Conic constant |
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-3.1227715 |
| Clear aperture |
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374.7 mm (undersize) |
| Secondary to RC focus |
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5627.7 mm |
| Instrument rotator to RC focus |
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50.4 mm |
| Effective focal length |
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31950 mm [CHECK] |
| Plate Scale |
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6.46 arcsec/mm |
| f/15 cone diameter |
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156.4 mm |
| Light-collecting area |
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2.835 m² (cone installed) |
| Light-collecting area |
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3.114 m² (cone removed) |
- Download 2.1-m f/15 ZEMAX file
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As Built Prescriptions
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Telescope
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Cassegrain Cage Mechanical Data
* datum=back of primary mirror cell
| Component | Weight(lb) | Moment (in-lb)* |
| Instrument rotator |
347 |
520 |
| Guider |
150 |
1200 |
| Allowable instrument |
500 |
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| Total load |
1000 |
30000 |
Optical Layout Figure
Dome
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- Lower shutter will vignette the beam for zenith distances greater than 62.3 degrees.
- With the lower shutter raised, vignetting will occur for zenith distances less than
23 degrees
Gold Guider
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Guider Field of View
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