FIRST TESTS OF A UNIQUE OPTICAL TELESCOPE.

Abstract

The testing of a unique optical telescope 96.7 meters long and 400 millimeters in diameter, which is located in an underground tunnel, has been completed at the Main Astronomical Observatory of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Placed on 18 reinforced concrete foundations and cemented in over half its diameter, this telescope now allows astrophysicists to study molecular absorption spectra, which is important for spectral investigation of the atmosphere of Venus, Mars and other planets. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0630263

Entities

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Astronomical Observatories
  • Atmospheres
  • Concrete
  • Diameters
  • Observatories
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Sorption
  • Spectra
  • Telescopes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space