Summary | Overview summary page of UKIRT. |
Brief History | A brief history of the telescope. |
Mounting, sky access and pointing | Information about mounting, pointing etc. |
Telescope Structure & Optics (Cassegrain Mode) | Overview of the structure and optics of the telescope in Cassegrain mode. |
Facility Seeing Control | Types of seeing and their impact on observation. |
Optical Performance & Emissivity | Information on the performance of UKIRT optically and information on emissivity. |
Acquisition and guiding systems | Information on target acquisition and guiding on the telescope. |
Telescope Focus | Focusing the telescope. |
Seeing from autofocus “Zrms“ | Seeing measurements from the autofocus. |
Offsetting and guiding | Information on offsetting and guiding. |
High-resolution imaging | Information on the high-resolution capabilities. |
Visiting Instruments | Information on visiting instruments. |