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The Hubble Space Telescope: From Concept to Success (Springer…
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- The highly successful Hubble Space Telescope was meant to change our view and understanding of the universe. Within weeks of its launch in 1990, however, the space community was shocked to find out that the primary mirror of the telescope was flawed. It was only the skills of scientists and engineers on the ground and the daring talents of astronauts…
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The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope (Springer Praxis Books)
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- Written by one of the astronomers who 'lived the dream' of working there this book is a restrospectively expanded diary featuring the 'birth and long life' of what was a truely innovative telescope. Based on input received from people involved in its planning, building, operation, and many scientists who observed with it, the author tells this success story of The…
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Space Telescopes: Capturing the Rays of the Electromagnetic…
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- Space telescopes are among humankind’s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these telescopes were built and launched and the data they provided is explored. Only certain kinds of radiation can penetrate our planet's atmosphere, which limits what we can observe. But with space telescopes all…
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Integrated Modeling of Telescopes (Astrophysics and Space…
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- Ground- or space-based telescopes are becoming increasingly more complex and construction budgets are typically in the billion dollar range. Facing costs of this magnitude, availability of engineering tools for prediction of performance and design optimization is imperative. Establishment of simulation models combining different technical disciplines such as Structural Dynamics, Control Engineering, Optics and Thermal Engineering is indispensable. Such models are…
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The James Webb Space Telescope Mission
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- The NASA Technical Reports Servcr (NTRS) houses half a million publications that are a valuable means of information to researchers, teachers, students, and the general public. These documents are all aerospace related with much scientific and technical information created or funded by NASA. Some types of documents include conference papers, research reports, meeting papers, journal articles and more. This is…
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The History of the Telescope (Dover Books on Astronomy)
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- "This book is one that I can heartily recommend." — Sir Harold Spencer Jones, F. R. S., formerly Astronomer RoyalA model of comprehensive scholarship, The History of the Telescope relates not only the stories of early inventors and astronomers but also the rarely recorded details of the instruments themselves and their makers. This remarkable chronicle covers many fields, including professional…
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Advanced UVOIR Mirror Technology Development for Very Large…
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- Objective of this work is to define and initiate a long-term program to mature six inter-linked critical technologies for future UVOIR space telescope mirrors to TRL6 by 2018 so that a viable flight mission can be proposed to the 2020 Decadal Review. (1) Large-Aperture, Low Areal Density, High Stiffness Mirrors: 4 to 8 m monolithic & 8 to 16 m…
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Hubble Space Telescope: phase I proposal instructions
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- Hubble Space Telescope: Hubble phase I proposal instructions
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Hubble Space Telescope: wide field-planetary camera instrument…
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- Hubble Space Telescope: wide field-planetary camera instrument handbook
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Astrophysics in the Next Decade: The James Webb Space Telescope…
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), planned for operation in about five years, will have the capability to investigate – and answer – some of the most challenging questions in astronomy. Although motivated and designed to study the very early Universe, the performance of the observatory’s instruments over a very wide wavelength range will allow the world’s scientific community unequaled…
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The Telescope Makers
- Astronomy & telescope books, Pro Books
- In this book, you will take a visual and optical excursion behind the construction and fabrication of the most famous and largest telesopes in the world.The reader will visit the famous Hubble Telescope mirror and also the twins; Keck I and Keck II Telescopes that reside on top of the Manu Kea Mountain on Hawaii (the largest telescopes ever). The…
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Diffractive Optics: Design
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- This book provides the reader with the broad range of materials that were discussed in a series of short courses presented at Georgia Tech on the design, fabrication, and testing of diffractive optical elements (DOEs). Although there are not long derivations or detailed methods for specific engineering calculations, the reader should be familiar and comfortable with basic computational techniques. This…
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Fabrication Methods for Precision Optics
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- Based on an unpublished revision of the standard reference in the German optics industry. Designed as a source of facts, data and definitions, it reflects state-of-the-art technology and current practices in the United States and abroad. Practical in nature, it presents optical engineers with comprehensive coverage of material, tool and design methods and testing of the final product. Easily accessible…
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Optical Shop Testing
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- The purpose of this third edition is to bring together in a single book descriptions of all tests carried out in the optical shop that are applicable to optical components and systems. This book is intended for the specialist as well as the non-specialist engaged in optical shop testing. There is currently a great deal of research being done in…
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Adaptive Beaming and Imaging in the Turbulent Atmosphere (SPIE…
- Optics & optical design books, Pro Books
- Due to the wide application of adaptive optical systems, an understanding of optical wave propagation in randomly inhomogeneous media has become essential, and several numerical models of individual AOS components and of efficient correction algorithms have been developed. This monograph contains detailed descriptions of the mathematical experiments that were designed and carried out during more than a decade's worth of…
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Design and Mounting of Prisms and Small Mirrors in Optical…
- Optomechanics & engineering books, Pro Books
- This Tutorial Text examines the various ways in which prisms and small mirrors typically are designed and mounted in optical instruments. It provides analytical tools for evaluating different designs and discusses advantages and disadvantages of various techniques. The book, in part, is an outgrowth of SPIE short courses taught by the author and is a companion to his 1995 volume,…
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