Re: New telescope at Maui

Huston, Stu (A016174@MDCPO102.HB.MDC.COM)
Tue, 15 Jul 97 10:06:00 PDT

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> Now if they are IMAGING a 4" object.....that is amazing.
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> Ron Lee
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Check out http://www.plk.af.mil/PLhome/PA/FACTSHEETS/eleoptcl.html.

CAPABILITIES

Telescope

     3.67-meter thin meniscus primary mirror
     Satellite tracking (17 degees/minute)
     Replaceable secondary mirror for alternative applications
     Field of View is 1 milliradian on telescope, 300 micro radian in coude' 
labs

Adaptive optics

     Compensated imaging in all coude' labs
     -10 centimeter resolution for 400 kilometer satellite

So they are imaging with a resolution of 4 inches, albeit at ~200 nmi or 250 
statute miles.

Stu Huston