Some astronomical performance advantages of off-axis telescopes

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Volumn 111, Issue 759, 1999, Pages 601-620

  Kuhn, J R ^a,b   Hawley, S L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033446990     PISSN: 00046280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316356     Document Type: Article

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