76-cm telescope
prime focus corrector
76-CM (30-Inch)
Telescope Data

OPTICAL
Primary Mirror
diameter: 76.7 cm (30.2 in)
focal length: 2.29 m (90 in)
f-ratio: 3.0
Prime Focus Corrector System
focal length: 22.72 m
f-ratio: 2.98
field angle: 46.5 arc min (CCD width/height)
plate scale: 1.3552 arc sec/CCD pixel

MECHANICAL
primary mirror weight: 118 kg (260 lbs)
primary mirror thickness: 12.7 cm (5 in)
primary mirror material: fused silica
telescope tube diameter: 89.4 cm (35.2 in)
telescope tube length: 2.29 m (90 in)
dome diameter: 6.1 m (20 ft)

HISTORICAL
construction completed: 1970
telescope contractor: Boller and Chivens Division, the Perkin-Elmer Corporation
dome: Ash-Domes



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last modified: 21 May 1997

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