Palomar Observatory Optical Designs

Prime Focus

• LFC_with_Wynne_Corrector.zmx 200" Hale Telescope Prime focus w/ Wynne corrector and LFC window (per Simcoe, c. 2002)
• WaSP_meniscus_dewar_window_Offner_relay_to_guider.zmx 200" Hale Telescope Prime focus design study for an ~2 x 2 arcmin Offner relay (Dekany, 2012)
  • Note: to increase the FoV, the Offner primary can be scaled. For ~4 x 4 arcmin, split the Offner primary into 2 six-inch diameter class spheres.

Cass Focus

• hale.zmx 200" Hale Telescope Cassegrain focus w/o corrector (per Petrie / Dekany, c. 1994)