Optical Design for a New Off-Axis 1.7 m Solar Telescope (NST) at Big Bear

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

5-3-2004

Abstract

An optical design for a modern off-axis 1.6 m clear aperture solar telescope - the NST (New Solar Telescope) is presented. The NST will replace the 65 cm vacuum telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) in 2006. A high-order Adaptive optics (AO) system will deliver light to the current and planned complement of BBSO instrumentation. The NST will fully utilize the optical and dynamical range advantages of its unobstructed (off-axis) pupil.

Identifier

1942422649 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518671

ISSN

0277786X

First Page

333

Last Page

343

Volume

5171

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