MOUNTAIN SKY

The telescope is a specialized research telescope which contains a hyperbolic primary mirror and a hyperbolic secondary mirror designed to eliminate optical errors. Since these optics comprise a two mirror system, they have no spectral dispersion nor chromatic aberration. The two surface design accounts for less light loss and increased sensitivity. Also, since no refractive optics are needed, they accommodate a larger spectral range from ultraviolet to long wave infrared. The telescope has a large field of view free of optical errors compared to a more traditional configurations. Additionally, the carbon truss configuration offers little chance of trapping microclimate heat currents which serves to improve precision performance. The truss design also makes the telescope less vulnerable to fluctuations and movement due to wind... The telescope is currently synchronized in time with the atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado.