Nordic Optical Telescope Comparison Table

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Nordic Optical Telescope 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)

Cassegrain convex hyperboloid the person, company or institution that created the mirror reflector Cassegrain material and other engineering details or primary mirror diameter Telescope devised by Cassegrain in which an auxiliary convex mirror reflects the magnified image, upside down, through a hole in the center of the main objective mirror - i.e., through the end of the telescope itself. It was, however, no improvement on the gregorian telescope invented probably slightly earlier. equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) concave paraboloid

optical telescope astroweb electromagnetic telescope

Nordic Optical Telescope astroweb La Palma, Canary Islands Obs. del Roque de Ins Muchachos 28° 45' N convex hyperboloid Optics Labs (Tartu) ambient NOT Zerodur 2382 m altazimuth telescope (f/2.0), 11.0 2.56 m altazimuth in rotating building the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting 17° 53'W equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter) concave paraboloid 1989

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Subject	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 acronym	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)
Cassegrain					convex hyperboloid	the person, company or institution that created the mirror	reflector	Cassegrain			material and other engineering details				or primary mirror diameter			Telescope devised by Cassegrain in which an auxiliary convex mirror reflects the magnified image, upside down, through a hole in the center of the main objective mirror - i.e., through the end of the telescope itself. It was, however, no improvement on the gregorian telescope invented probably slightly earlier.		equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	concave paraboloid
optical telescope	astroweb						electromagnetic telescope
Nordic Optical Telescope	astroweb	La Palma, Canary Islands	Obs. del Roque de Ins Muchachos	28° 45' N	convex hyperboloid	Optics Labs (Tartu)			ambient	NOT	Zerodur	2382 m	altazimuth telescope	(f/2.0), 11.0	2.56 m	altazimuth in rotating building	the person, company or institution that constructed the mounting		17° 53'W	equal to aperture (except for Schmidt which has aperture smaller than mirror diameter)	concave paraboloid	1989