On-orbit alignment of the FOC channel of COSTAR

Robert Ian Jedrzejewski; George F. Hartig; Peter Jakobsen; James H. Crocker; Holland C. Ford

doi:10.1117/12.176805

1 June 1994 On-orbit alignment of the FOC channel of COSTAR

Robert Ian Jedrzejewski, George F. Hartig, Peter Jakobsen, James H. Crocker, Holland C. Ford

Proceedings Volume 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176805
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The alignment of the faint object camera channel of the corrective optics space telescope axial replacement (COSTAR) is described and compared to the alignment plan that had been devised some months before. Images showing the appearance of the point-spread function during the course of the alignment process are presented, and the ultimate imaging performance detailed. A science image of a rich star field shows off the performance improvement over the uncorrected telescope.

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Robert Ian Jedrzejewski, George F. Hartig, Peter Jakobsen, James H. Crocker, and Holland C. Ford "On-orbit alignment of the FOC channel of COSTAR", Proc. SPIE 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176805

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