Meinel A B, Meinel M P
Appl Opt. 1980 Aug 15;19(16):2683-7. doi: 10.1364/AO.19.002683.
A study of a telescope configuration for a 10-m segmented-mirror telescope done at National Central University, Chung-li, Taiwan, indicates that the application of the principle employed in optical tables can result in a telescope cost lying well below the scaling law for conventional telescopes. The optical table provides easy access to the primary mirror and quick replacement of secondary and sky baffle assemblies, as might be desirable for specialized observations. A similar design configuration could be used for a large monolithic primary mirror. The optical table geometry is relevant only to altazimuth mountings where the gravity vector remains in a vertical plane through the structure.
台湾中坜国立中央大学对一台10米分段镜望远镜的望远镜配置进行的一项研究表明，采用光学平台中所运用原理可使望远镜成本远低于传统望远镜的比例定律。光学平台便于接近主镜，并且可快速更换副镜和天空挡板组件，这对于专门观测来说可能是很有必要的。类似的设计配置可用于大型单片主镜。光学平台的几何结构仅与地平式装置相关，在这种装置中重力矢量通过该结构保持在垂直平面内。
