| dc.contributor.advisor | James L. Elliot and David J. Osip. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Wu, Janet P., 1978- | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-12T19:29:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-03-12T19:29:48Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2000 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114098 | |
| dc.description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2000. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (page 61). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The goal of this thesis is to propose a layout for the Wallace Astrophysical Observatory (WAO) 24-inch optical system that would utilize the full potential of the telescope and a new CCD imaging instrument. An optical analysis of the 6.5-meter Magellan I telescope was first performed to determine the optimal mounting location for the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Magellan Instant Camera (MAGIC). The analysis method used for the Magellan I model was then applied to the WAO 24-inch telescope. The results of the optical analysis of the WAO 24-inch model suggest that the optimal layout would follow a Cassegrain model with a focal ratio of between 15.3 and 16.6 to obtain image sizes of approximately 1.0 arcsecond or less over a field of up to 26.4 arcminutes in diameter. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Janet P. Wu. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 61 pages | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. | en_US |
| dc.title | Optical analysis of the Wallace Astrophysical Observatory 24-inch and Magellan I 6.5-meter telescopes | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 1027220787 | en_US |
