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0.8m (30") Telescope

Instruments

f/3.0 focus
Prime Focus Corrector (PFC)

Cautions
0.8m Cautions

Optical

  Primary Mirror
diameter:
 		76.7cm (30.2")
focal length:
 		2.29m (90")
f-ratio:
 		3.0

  Prime Focus Corrector (PFC)
focal length:
 		22.72m
f-ratio:
 		2.98
field angle:
 		46.5 arcmin
plate scale:
 		1.3553 arcsec/CCD pixel

Mechanical

  Primary Mirror
weight:
 		118kg (260 lbs)
thickness:
 		12.7cm (5")
material:
 		fused silica

  Telescope Tube
diameter:
 		89.4cm (35.2")
length:
 		2.29m (90")

  Dome
diameter:
 		6.1m (20')

Historical

  Construction
completed:
 		1970
pfc:
 		commissioned 1993

  Contractor
telescope:
 		Boller and Chivens Division, the Perkin-Elmer Co.
dome:
 		Ash-Domes
0.8m dome

0.8m telescope
 






24 February 2004
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