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3 October 1998 Off-axis telescopes: the future generation of Earth observation telescopes
Hans Joachim Juranek, Rolf Sand, Juergen Schweizer, Bernd Harnisch, Bernd Paul Kunkel, Elke Schmidt, A. Litzelmann, Frank Schillke, G. Dempewolf
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Abstract
In 1991 Carl Zeiss started a program to develop powerful telescopes for airborne and spaceborne earth-observation telescopes. This article summarizes some of the main result of this program. To emphasize the importance of these activities a short historical review was added.
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Hans Joachim Juranek, Rolf Sand, Juergen Schweizer, Bernd Harnisch, Bernd Paul Kunkel, Elke Schmidt, A. Litzelmann, Frank Schillke, and G. Dempewolf "Off-axis telescopes: the future generation of Earth observation telescopes", Proc. SPIE 3439, Earth Observing Systems III, (3 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325617
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KEYWORDS
Telescopes

Space telescopes

Mirrors

Modulation transfer functions

Reflectivity

Optical instrument design

Aspheric lenses

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