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Discovery Channel Telescope – Technical Information

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Weather Conditions at Happy Jack

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TELESCOPE

Index Logo SPECIFICATIONS

Index Logo OPTICS

Primary Mirror

Secondary Mirror

Active Optics System

Optical Coating System

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Prime focus configuration images

Ritchey-Chretien configuration images

Index Logo CONTROLS

FIRST LIGHT INSTRUMENTS

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Index Logo LMI

Index Logo The DeVeny Spectrograph

FACILITY

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Building design & construction

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Environment in the dome

SITE

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Site testing

Seeing histogram

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PRIME FOCUS CAMERA

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Conceptual layout of components

Field of View

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