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PILOT – the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2007

N. Epchtein ,
M. Candidi ,
J.W.V. Storey ,
M.C.B. Ashley ,
M.G. Burton  and
J.S. Lawrence
J.W.V. Storey*
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
M.C.B. Ashley
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
M.G. Burton
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
J.S. Lawrence
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
*
j.storey@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

PILOT is proposed as a partnership between Australia and Europe to develop a 2.4 m optical/infrared telescope for Dome C, Antarctica. Funding for a detailed designed study is being sought from Australian sources, with a view to commencing construction in early 2008. The current “strawman” design is for an f/10 dual Nasmyth configuration with provision for both a silicon carbide fast tip-tilt secondary mirror for the thermal infrared, and an adaptive secondary mirror to achieve diffraction-limited imaging at wavelengths as short as V-band.


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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 25: 1st ARENA Conference on "Large Astronomical Infrastructures at CONCORDIA, prospects and constraints for Antarctic Optical/IR Astronomy" , 2007 , pp. 255 - 259
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2007

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