GUACAMOLE: the GTC guiding, acquisition, and calibration module

Nicholas Devaney; Luis Cavaller-Marques; Lotti Jochum; C. Delores Bello; Javier Castro

doi:10.1117/12.391505

20 July 2000 GUACAMOLE: the GTC guiding, acquisition, and calibration module

Nicholas Devaney, Luis Cavaller-Marques, Lotti Jochum, C. Delores Bello, Javier Castro

Proceedings Volume 4003, Optical Design, Materials, Fabrication, and Maintenance; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391505
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Modern Acquisition and Guiding systems provide a range of services with the aim of optimizing telescope performance. These include wavefront sensing for active optics, fast guiding and measurement of seeing. On a segmented-mirror telescope, the Acquisition and Guiding system may also be expected to provide measurements of the piston errors between the primary mirror segments. The Guacamole (GUiding, Acquisition and CAlibration MOduLE) system of the 10 m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) has been designed to provide all of these services. Complete systems will be installed at each of the GTC Nasmyth foci. The requirements of this system are presented and a preliminary design is described.

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Nicholas Devaney, Luis Cavaller-Marques, Lotti Jochum, C. Delores Bello, and Javier Castro "GUACAMOLE: the GTC guiding, acquisition, and calibration module", Proc. SPIE 4003, Optical Design, Materials, Fabrication, and Maintenance, (20 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391505

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