VST project: technical overview

Date Issued
2000
Author(s)
Dario Mancini
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Sedmak, G.
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Fiume Garelli, Valentina
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Marra, G.
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Rovedi, F.
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DOI
Abstract
The VST (Very Large Telescope Survey Telescope) is an 2.6 m class Alt-Az telescope which will be installed in the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Paranal site, Chile. It has been designed by the Technology Working Group of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Italy. The VST is an 1 degree(s) X 1 degree(s) wide-field imaging facility planned to supply databases for the ESO VLT science and carry out stand-alone observations in the UV to I spectral range starting in the year 2001. All the solutions adopted in the VST design comply to the ESO VLT standards. This paper reports a technical overview of the telescope design.
Coverage
Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning
All editors
Sebring, Thomas A.; Andersen, Torben
Series
Volume
4004
Start page
79--90
Conferenece
Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning
Conferenece place
Munich, Germany
Conferenece date
27 March - 1 April, 2000
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Url
Issn Identifier
0277-786X
Ads BibCode
2000SPIE.4004...79M
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open.access
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