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25 August 1998 Fabrication of the secondary mirrors for the W.M. Keck telescopes
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Fabrication of the secondary mirrors for the W. M. Keck Telescopes required advances in techniques and tools for grinding, polishing, and testing. We describe the development and performance of those techniques and tools.
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Joseph S. Miller, David F. Hilyard, and Terry S. Mast "Fabrication of the secondary mirrors for the W.M. Keck telescopes", Proc. SPIE 3352, Advanced Technology Optical/IR Telescopes VI, (25 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319291
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KEYWORDS
Polishing

Mirrors

Surface finishing

Telescopes

Ions

Observatories

Aspheric lenses

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