Galileo Italian National Telescope (TNG) drive system: components, methods, and performances

Dario Mancini

doi:10.1117/12.176203

1 June 1994 Galileo Italian National Telescope (TNG) drive system: components, methods, and performances

Dario Mancini

Proceedings Volume 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176203
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The Galileo National Telescope (TNG) is an Italian 3.5 m class optical telescope to be located in La Palma (Spain), whose main elements have been derived from those of the ESO New Technology Telescope. Construction of TNG is well in progress, and the first light should be obtained in the second half of 1995. This paper gives a general overview on the drive system, that, together with a detailed diagnostic, should ensure high performances in pointing and tracking and a high level of reliability.

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Dario Mancini "Galileo Italian National Telescope (TNG) drive system: components, methods, and performances", Proc. SPIE 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176203

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