GREGOR telescope: start of commissioning

R. Volkmer; O. von der Lühe; C. Denker; S. Solanki; H. Balthasar; T. Berkefeld; P. Caligari; M. Collados; C. Halbgewachs; F. Heidecke; A. Hofmann; M. Klvana; F. Kneer; A. Lagg; E. Popow; D. Schmidt; W. Schmidt; M. Sobotka; D. Soltau; K. Strassmeier

doi:10.1117/12.857079

28 July 2010 GREGOR telescope: start of commissioning

R. Volkmer, O. von der Lühe, C. Denker, S. Solanki, H. Balthasar, T. Berkefeld, P. Caligari, M. Collados, C. Halbgewachs, F. Heidecke, A. Hofmann, M. Klvana, F. Kneer, A. Lagg, E. Popow, D. Schmidt, W. Schmidt, M. Sobotka, D. Soltau, K. Strassmeier

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Proceedings Volume 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III; 77330K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857079
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

With the integration of a 1-meter Cesic primary mirror the GREGOR telescope pre-commissioning started. This is the first time, that the entire light path has seen sunlight. The pre-commissioning period includes testing of the main optics, adaptive optics, cooling system, and pointing system. This time was also used to install a near-infrared grating spectro-polarimeter and a 2D-spectropolarimeter for the visible range as first-light science instruments. As soon as the final 1.5 meter primary mirror is installed, commissioning will be completed, and an extended phase of science verification will follow. In the near future, GREGOR will be equipped with a multi-conjugate adaptive optics system that is presently under development at KIS.

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R. Volkmer, O. von der Lühe, C. Denker, S. Solanki, H. Balthasar, T. Berkefeld, P. Caligari, M. Collados, C. Halbgewachs, F. Heidecke, A. Hofmann, M. Klvana, F. Kneer, A. Lagg, E. Popow, D. Schmidt, W. Schmidt, M. Sobotka, D. Soltau, and K. Strassmeier "GREGOR telescope: start of commissioning", Proc. SPIE 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III, 77330K (28 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857079

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