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An optical VLA on the MoonOptical observations on the Earth must cope with the refractive disturbances of the atmosphere, perturbations by the day-to-night thermal cycle, vibrations induced by the wind, and the bending of the telescope by gravity. These all conspire to limit telescope performance. In particular, in trying to improve angular resolution, there seems to be a practical limit of the order of a few tenths of an arc-second for the realizable angular resolution of single-aperture telescopes, largely imposed by the atmosphere, although other structural limitations would appear as limits at one-tenth of an arc-second or so.
Document ID
19930004408
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Burke, Bernard F.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: New Mexico Univ., A Lunar Optical-Ultraviolet-Infrared Synthesis Array (LOUISA)
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
93N13596
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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