Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994adspr..14..123s&link_type=abstract
Advances in Space Research, vol. 14, no. 6, p. (6)123-(6)127
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Astronomical Observatories, Lunar Bases, Lunar Environment, Space Exploration, Astronomical Interferometry, Astrophysics, Lunar Surface, Spectroscopic Telescopes, Moon, Space, Utilization, Astrophysics, Science Aspects, Telescopes, Moon-Based Observations, Equipment, Interferometers, Environment, Description, Ltt Instrument, Position (Location)
Scientific paper
The Space Exploration Initiative presents an opportunity to construct astronomical telescopes on the Moon using the infrastructure provided by the lunar outpost. Small automatically deployed telescopes can be carried on the survey missions, be deployed on the lunar surface and be operated remotely from the Earth. Possibilities for early, small optical telescopes are a zenith pointed transit telescope, a student telescope, and a 0.5 to 1 meter automatic, fully steerable telescope. After the lunar outpost is established the lunar interferometers will be constructed in an evolutionary fashion. There are three lunar interferometers which have been studied. The most ambitious is the optical interferometer with a 1 to 2 -km baseline and seven 1.5 aperture elements arranged in a 'Y' configuration with a central beam combiner. The Submillimeter interferometer would use seven, 5-m reflectors in a 'Y' or circular configuration with a 1-km baseline. The Very Low Frequency (VLF) array would operate below 30 mHz with as many as 100 elements and a 200-km baseline.
Cutts James A. J.
Swanson Paul N.
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