Enclosure design status for Thirty Meter Telescope

N. Loewen; C. Breckenridge

doi:10.1117/12.856526

5 August 2010 Enclosure design status for Thirty Meter Telescope

N. Loewen, C. Breckenridge

Proceedings Volume 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III; 773322 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856526
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The enclosure design for the Thirty-Meter Telescope is now in final design phase. The focus of design activities now turns to developing details and strategies enabling efficient manufacturing, construction and operations of the enclosure on the selected Mauna Kea site. This paper provides an overview of the enclosure design and an outline of the proposed construction plan.

Citation Download Citation

N. Loewen and C. Breckenridge "Enclosure design status for Thirty Meter Telescope", Proc. SPIE 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III, 773322 (5 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856526

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available