Nonlinear Transient Survival Level Seismic Finite Element Analysis of Magellan Ground Based Telescope

Griebel, Matt; Buleri, Christine; Baylor, Andrew; Gunnels, Steve; Hull, Charlie; Palunas, Povilas; Phillips, Mark; Hall, HJ; Gilmozzi, R; Marshall, HK
2016
GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE TELESCOPES VI
DOI
10.1117/12.2230725
The Magellan Telescopes are a set of twin 6.5 meter ground based optical/near-IR telescopes operated by the Carnegie Institution for Science at the Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) in Chile. The primary mirrors are f/1.25 paraboloids made of borosilicate glass and a honeycomb structure. The secondary mirror provides both f/11 and f/5 focal lengths with two Nasmyth, three auxiliary, and a Cassegrain port on the optical support structure (OSS).