Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...

Click to open image viewer. The optical device which the astronauts used for navigation while in the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was an alignment optical telescope (AOT). The AOT was a periscope-type ...

After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments. Upon completing the seventh and ...

Coatings produced via atomic layer deposition (ALD) or ion-beam sputtering (IBS) offer dense film structure, superior ...

It is essential that strict wavefront error (WFE) budgets be met when designing and manufacturing space telescope optics. These performance thresholds dictate a telescope’s ability to clearly and ...