Open AccessOptical imaging in very large telescopes
Author(s) -
Wynne C. G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02214.x
Subject(s) - physics , telescope , optical telescope , optics , active optics , astronomy , reflecting telescope , wavelength , dispersion (optics) , very large telescope , astrophysics , galaxy
The imaging characteristics of a telescope depend, among other things, on its size, diffraction, telescope aberrations, atmospheric seeing and dispersion, and wavelength range. The interaction of these is considered for a very large telescope, as they affect the best use of the telescope.