The 2.5 m Telescope of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Gunn, James E.; Siegmund, Walter A.; Mannery, Edward J.; Owen, Russell; Hull, Charles L. H.; Leger, R. French; Carey, Larry; Knapp, G. R.; York, Donald G.; Boroski, William N.; Kent, S.; Lupton, Robert H.; Rockosi, Constance M.; Evans, Michael L.; Waddell, Patrick; Anderson, John E.; Annis, J.; Barentine, John C.; Bartoszek, L.; Bastian, Steven; Bracker, S. B.; Brewington, H.; Briegel, C.; Brinkmann, J.; Brown, Yorke J.; Carr, Michael A.; Czarapata, Paul C.; Drennan, C.; Dombeck, T.; Federwitz, Glenn R.; Gillespie, Bruce; Gonzales, Carlos Gomez; Hansen, Sten; Harvanek, Michael; Hayes, J. J. E.; Jordan, Wendell P.; Kinney, E.; Klaene, Mark A.; Kleinman, S. J.; Kron, Richard G.; Kresinski, Jurek; Lee, Glenn; Limmongkol, Siriluk; Lindenmeyer, C.; Long, Daniel C.; Loomis, Craig L.; McGehee, P.; Mantsch, P.; Neilsen, Eric H.; Neswold, Richard; Newman, Peter R.; Nitta, A.; Peoples, J.; Pier, Jeffrey R.; Prieto, P.; Prosapio, Angela; Rivetta, Claudio; Schneider, Donald P.; Snedden, Stephanie A.; Wang, Shu-i

doi:10.1086/500975

articleThe Astronomical JournalMar 28, 2006BRONZE OA

The 2.5 m Telescope of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

JEJames E. Gunn WAWalter A. Siegmund EJEdward J. Mannery RORussell Owen CLCharles L. H. Hull

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Abstract

We describe the design, construction, and performance of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope located at Apache Point Observatory. The telescope is a modified two-corrector Ritchey-Chrétien design which has a 2.5-m, f/2.25 primary, a 1.08-m secondary, a Gascoigne astigmatism corrector, and one of a pair

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Telescope
Sky
Physics
Optics
Cardinal point
Observatory
Secondary mirror
Image quality

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