Suspension assembly of SOFIA: the key subsystem connecting the telescope with the aircraft

Eberhard Sust; Ulrich Weis

doi:10.1117/12.389109

20 June 2000 Suspension assembly of SOFIA: the key subsystem connecting the telescope with the aircraft

Eberhard Sust, Ulrich Weis

Proceedings Volume 4014, Airborne Telescope Systems; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389109
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

One of the main requirements for the SOFIA Telescope Assembly is the achievement of a pointing stability of 0.2 arcsec. For ground based telescopes, this does not appear to be a major problem, caused by the use of heavy foundation to stabilize the telescopes to the ground. But since the SOFIA telescope is mounted into an aircraft, a high technology Suspension Assembly is required.

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Eberhard Sust and Ulrich Weis "Suspension assembly of SOFIA: the key subsystem connecting the telescope with the aircraft", Proc. SPIE 4014, Airborne Telescope Systems, (20 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389109

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