The large binocular telescope main axis encoders: Mounting hardware, read heads, and tape installation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6267 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Callahan, S ^a   Ashby, D ^a   Hair, T ^a   Brynnel, J ^a   Donovan, S ^a   Dionies, F ^a  

^a Mount Graham International Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Azimuth; Elevation; LBT; Tape encoders

Indexed keywords

BINOCULAR VISION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); HARDWARE; PRODUCT DESIGN;

AZIMUTH; ELEVATION; LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE OBSERVATORY (LBT); TAPE ENCODERS;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 33748992871     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.670508     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

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