Last August, technicians and engineers of the Belgic company AMOS and the German company ASTELCO, assisted by members of CEFCA's egineering department for support tasks, carried out the integration of the primary and secondary mirrors (M1 and M2, respectively) of the T80/JAST (Javalambre Auxiliary Survey Telescope) installed at the OAJ (Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre) since l
The Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre's (OAJ) T80/JAST (Javalambre Auxiliary Survey Telescope) telescope, constructed by AMOS, set out its trip to Pico del Buitre after the last factory tests. The telescope will arrive at OAJ on May 14th and the mechanical assembly will be finished by the end of the week.
Last February, the factory integration phase of the T80 telescope was completed. The telescope is assembled at Bamberg (Germany) where it is currently being tested with dummy optics. Preliminary tests show that the telescope can move with a velocity of up to 40 degrees per second, which makes T80 one of the worldwide fastest telescopes.
In August 2010, as part of the contract for the design and construction of the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (OAJ), the manufacturing of the OAJ T80 telescope was subcontracted to the german company ASTELCO.
On September 16th 2011, the dome of the T80 telescope arrived at the OAJ. The dome, manufactured by Ash-Dome (Illinois, USA) in galvanized steel, has a diameter of 6.25m and an approximate weight of 2.5 tons. The shutter is 1.8m width, including a lower flap for wind and scattered light protection.
The Final Design Review of the T250, the main telescope which will be instaled at the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre, has been held at the new headquarters of the CEFCA during March 3rd and 4th. thickness of 250 mm.
Last August, technicians and engineers of the Belgic company AMOS and the German company ASTELCO, assisted by members of CEFCA's egineering department for support tasks, carried out the integration of the primary and secondary mirrors (M1 and M2, respectively) of the T80/JAST (Javalambre Auxiliary Survey Telescope) installed at the OAJ (Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre) since l
In August 2010, as part of the contract for the design and construction of the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (OAJ), the manufacturing of the OAJ T80 telescope was subcontracted to the german company ASTELCO.
The Final Design Review of the T250, the main telescope which will be instaled at the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre, has been held at the new headquarters of the CEFCA during March 3rd and 4th. thickness of 250 mm.
