FI: 2.5m Tel. Instruments PF [Prime Focus] and AD Drawings [Isaac Newton Telescope], 1980 - 1991
Scope and Contents
A set of 183 drawings of the Prime Focus and 'AD' which was designed and built by the RGO for the 2.5m telescope (Isaac Newton Telescope or 'INT') at La Palma. The drawings were originally kept together in two rolls labelled 'FI 2.5m Tel. Instruments PF and AD Drg. Nos'. They include drawings of sizes V, W, X and Y, V being the largest.
The Isaac Newton Telescope was moved from RGO Herstmonceux to the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the early 1980s. The Prime Focus Camera saw its first light in Bebruary 1984 and was de-commissioned in May 1997.
Dates
- Creation: 1980 - 1991
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
183 rolled item(s) (183 sheets rolled in 3 tubes and 1 box) : paper
Bibliography
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