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Optical System for the University of Texas 7.6M Telescope

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Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes

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As presently conceived, the large telescope now being planned at The University of Texas will have a Ritchey-Chrétien configuration, f/13.5, with a 7.6m diameter f/2 primary of ultra-thin construction, on an alt-azimuth mount.

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  1. McDonald Observatory, The University of Texas, USA

    R. G. Tull, T. G. Barnes, D. N. Dittmar, F. B. Ray & Earl Pearson

  2. The University of Arizona, USA

    Earl Pearson

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  1. R. G. Tull
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  1. Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK

    Colin M. Humphries

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Tull, R.G., Barnes, T.G., Dittmar, D.N., Ray, F.B., Pearson, E. (1982). Optical System for the University of Texas 7.6M Telescope. In: Humphries, C.M. (eds) Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 92. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7787-7_5

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