The large binocular camera:description and performances of the first binocular imager.

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7014, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Speziali, R ^a   Di Paol, A ^a   Giallongo, E ^a   Pedichini, F ^a   Ragazzoni, R ^b   Test, V ^a   Baruffolo, A ^b   De Santis, C ^a   Diolaiti, E ^c   J Farinato, ^b   A Fontana, ^a   S Gallozzi, ^a   F Gasparo, ^d   G Gentil, ^b   A Grazianae, ^a   P Manzato, ^d   Pasian, F ^d   Smareglia, R ^d   Vernet, E ^d  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CCD; Imager; LBT.; Wide field

Indexed keywords

BINOCULAR CAMERA; CCD; CCD IMAGER; IMAGER; IMAGERS; LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE; LBT.; OPTICAL SPECTRA; PRIME-FOCUS; WIDE FIELD;

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTROPHYSICS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL CAMERAS; IMAGE SENSORS; INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

BINOCULARS;

EID: 66249138905     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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