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Reflecting Telescope Optics II

Manufacture, Testing, Alignment, Modern Techniques

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Raymond N. Wilson

    1. Rohrbach/Ilm, Germany

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  • This book has the potential to become a real classic on telescope optics
  • There is no other book treating the technical aspects of modern telescope optics in the comprehensive manner of Vol. II
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Manufacture and test procedures

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    Pages 1-104

  3. Sensitivities, alignment of telescopes and test procedures in function

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    Pages 105-167

  4. Modern telescope developments: pupil segmentation and techniques to reduce mass

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    Pages 169-348

  5. Image quality specification and optical efficiency criteria

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    Pages 349-371

  6. Atmospheric optics, adaptive optics, telescope quality for interferometry

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    Pages 373-422

  7. Mirror Reflecting Coats: Production and Cleaning

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    Pages 423-448

  8. Adapters and beam combination aspects, baffles

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    Pages 449-467

  9. Maintenance and operation of telescope optics

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    Pages 469-474

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 475-557
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About this book

This volume is concerned essentially with the modern developments in reflecting telescope optics. In the last twenty years, modern technology has revolutionized not only manufacturing and test procedures but also the whole area of quality specification with the introduction of active control into the functioning telescope. Other subjects covered here are alignment of telescope optics, atmospheric optics, including adaptive optics, reflecting coatings and ancillary equipment (adapters and baffles). Although an independent work, Vol. II is heavily cross-referenced with Vol. I. It is richly illustrated and gives, together with Vol. I, the most complete list of references available; it can also therefore be regarded as a source book.

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The book ... is the only monograph currently available which treats the whole range of modern optical technology of reflecting telescopes in a comprehensive way.
... Special topics can easily be found with the help of the extensive name and subject indices, and thanks to the long list of references, the book is an entry point for more detailed studies.
... The book should also be of interest for more ambitious amateur astronomers.
... With the extensive name and subject index this volume should also be useful as a reference book.
L. Noether, ESO Messenger 106, pp 49-50 (2001)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Rohrbach/Ilm, Germany

    Raymond N. Wilson

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