Enclosure design for the ARIES 3.6m optical telescope

A. K. Pandey; Vishal Shukla; Tarun Bangia; R. D. Raskar; R. R. Kulkarni; A. S. Ghanti

doi:10.1117/12.926001

17 September 2012 Enclosure design for the ARIES 3.6m optical telescope

A. K. Pandey, Vishal Shukla, Tarun Bangia, R. D. Raskar, R. R. Kulkarni, A. S. Ghanti

Proceedings Volume 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV; 844441 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926001
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

A 3.6-m, f/9 optical telescope is planned to be installed at Devasthal, India (Latitude:29° 21' 40'' N, Longitude: 79° 41' 04'' E, Altitude: 2450 m above msl). The telescope has Cassegrain focus and alt-azimuth mount. The design of the telescope enclosure and the auxiliary building includes a fixed base enclosure, a telescope pier, a rotating dome structure, an auxiliary building, ventilation and component handling systems. The design is optimized for thermal, mechanical, structural, as well as for telescope installation and maintenance requirements. The design aims to provide seeing limited images within the telescope enclosure. This paper presents design of the 3.6m telescope enclosure.

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A. K. Pandey, Vishal Shukla, Tarun Bangia, R. D. Raskar, R. R. Kulkarni, and A. S. Ghanti "Enclosure design for the ARIES 3.6m optical telescope", Proc. SPIE 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV, 844441 (17 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926001

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