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Multi-Fibre Spectroscopy with Schmidt Telescopes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

F. G. Watson
F. G. Watson*
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CBS OEZ, United Kingdom

Abstract

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Large Schmidt telescopes are peculiarly well-suited to multifibre spectroscopy. The extent to which the small aperture is compensated by the wide field is illustrated by the fact that the total photon throughput of the 1.2 m UK Schmidt Telescope (UKST) is almost identical to that of the 3.9 m Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) in its new 2-degree field (2dF) mode. In the implementation of the technique, Schmidt telescopes have a number of practical advantages, while there is no shortage of scientific problems that can be addressed. However, the instrumentation required to capitalize fully on this potential is costly and, because Schmidts are perceived as “small” telescopes with a specialist following, the required funding is likely to remain elusive.

Type
IV. Other Technical Developments
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 148: The Future Utilisation of Schmidt Telescopes , 1995 , pp. 70 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1995

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