The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope
Written by one of the astronomers who 'lived the dream' of working there this book is a restrospectively expanded diary featuring the 'birth and long life' of what was a truely innovative telescope. Based on input received from people involved in its plan
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The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope
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John K. Davies
The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope
John K. Davies Astronomy Technology Centre Edinburgh United Kingdom [email protected]
Springer Praxis Books ISBN 978-3-319-23578-3 ISBN 978-3-319-23579-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23579-0
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015955731 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover Illustration: This fisheye lens photograph shows the UKIRT Wide Field Camera mounted above the primary mirror of UKIRT. The dome slit is open and the University of Hawaii 2.2 m telescope dome is just visible along the lower edge (Photo Paul Hirst) Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To everyone who contributed to UKIRT and who, in doing so, made this a story worth telling.
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Preface
This is a story I have wanted to tell for a number of years, it was in my mind while I was still at UKIRT and the urge grew stronger once I had left. The attempt by the Royal Observatory Edinburgh librarian Karen Moran to organise a history of the observatory fanned the flames and the gathering of a number of key UKIRT people (if I may call them such) at the 30th anniversary conference in 2009 created an opportunity to gather considerable raw material. However it was the sudden, tragic, death of my good friend and UKIRT stalwart Tim Hawarden which provided the trigger to stop procrastinating and get on with the job. Once I had started the task turned out to be incredibly easy to continue, for I did not so much write this story as assemble it. The experience was like drinking from a hosepipe: simple e-mails to people I had not seen for many years, or even never met, produced a flood of material, almost all
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