Offset guider/alignment system for the 2.1 M UNAM telescope

Details Offset guider/alignment system for the 2.1 M UNAM telescope Offset guider/alignment system for the 2.1 M UNAM telescope

Jan 1986

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IN: Instrumentation in astronomy VI; Proceedings of the Meeting, Tucson, AZ, Mar. 4-8, 1986. Part 1 (A87-36376 15-35). Bellingha

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Alignment, Guidance (Motion), Optoelectronic Devices, Telescopes, Charge Coupled Devices, Mirrors, Positioning, Reflecting Telescopes, Video Equipment

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An offset guider system has been developed for the 2.1-m UNAM Telescope. The system is based on an EEV P4310 CCD camera coupled to an image intensifier. A movable mirror sends a 4 x 4-arcmin field to the fixed detector system by means of collimating optics. The movable mirror scans the total field of the telescope, locating the object under study and then searching for an object suitable for guiding. The same system is used for the f/7.5, f/13.5 and f/27 ratios. The movable mirror and the collimating optics are controlled by a microprocessor system. A special algorithm determines the tilt and the decentering of the secondary mirror with respect the primary, thus making the optical alignment routine easier.

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