Gemini Telescope South Comparison Table

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Gemini Telescope South comparison table

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altazimuth telescope in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S) Earth based telescope ambient height above sea level in meters altazimuth the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting A form of mounting similar to that of a radar which allows the telescope tube to be moved horizontally (by rotation in azimuth or compass direction) and vertically (by rotation in altitude or elevation). To follow a star the telescope must be adjusted simultaneously in both axes. (also called alt-az) in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)

optical telescope astroweb electromagnetic telescope

Ritchey-Chrétien convex hyperboloid the person, company or institution that created the mirror reflector Ritchey-Chrétien material and other engineering details or primary mirror diameter A system of two mirrors, aspherized to give an image at the secondary (Cassegrain) focus free from spherical aberration and coma. equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) concave hyperboloid

Gemini Telescope South Partners in the Gemini project are the US, UK, Canada, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina astroweb Cerro Pachon, Chile Cerro Tololo Inter-American Obs. 30° 21' S convex hyperboloid the person, company or institution that created the mirror ambient material and other engineering details 2725 m altazimuth telescope f/1.8, 6 8.1 m altazimuth the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting 70° 49' W equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) concave hyperboloid (2000)

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Subject	has comment	has reference	has location	has owner	has latitude	has secondary mirror shape	has mirror maker	is a kind of	has optical design	has temperature	has mirror type	has altitude	is an instance of	has focal ratio	has aperture	has mount	has mounting manufacturer	has definition	has longitude	has mirror diameter	has primary mirror shape	has creation date
altazimuth telescope					in degrees, minutes, seconds (N or S)			Earth based telescope		ambient		height above sea level in meters				altazimuth	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting	A form of mounting similar to that of a radar which allows the telescope tube to be moved horizontally (by rotation in azimuth or compass direction) and vertically (by rotation in altitude or elevation). To follow a star the telescope must be adjusted simultaneously in both axes. (also called alt-az)	in degrees, minutes, seconds (E or W)
optical telescope		astroweb						electromagnetic telescope
Ritchey-Chrétien						convex hyperboloid	the person, company or institution that created the mirror	reflector	Ritchey-Chrétien		material and other engineering details				or primary mirror diameter			A system of two mirrors, aspherized to give an image at the secondary (Cassegrain) focus free from spherical aberration and coma.		equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	concave hyperboloid
Gemini Telescope South	Partners in the Gemini project are the US, UK, Canada, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina	astroweb	Cerro Pachon, Chile	Cerro Tololo Inter-American Obs.	30° 21' S	convex hyperboloid	the person, company or institution that created the mirror			ambient	material and other engineering details	2725 m	altazimuth telescope	f/1.8, 6	8.1 m	altazimuth	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting		70° 49' W	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	concave hyperboloid	(2000)