From a3e6db1c100d1497a3c7551132b719b4fef95de1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: delphineaz <33925276+delphineaz@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 13:02:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add files via upload --- antenna.html | 2 ++ antenna.rst | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/antenna.html b/antenna.html index 1ffe72f..b0c6ddb 100644 --- a/antenna.html +++ b/antenna.html @@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ to observe at declinations above -33 degrees.</p> </tr> </tbody> </table> +<p>We note that while the elevation limits range from 5 to 90 degrees, observations should be planned for an elevation between 6 and 82 degrees. Only in +exceptional cases should the observations go below 6 degrees or above 82 degrees.</p> <p>Active surface</p> <p>The primary reflector, which is 64 m across, is made of 1008 aluminium panels (with an RMS ≤ 65 μm each) driven by 1116 electromechanical actuators. This <em>active surface</em> is designed to compensate for the gravitational deformations of the whole surface at different elevations.</p> diff --git a/antenna.rst b/antenna.rst index d4cc305..e2fba12 100644 --- a/antenna.rst +++ b/antenna.rst @@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ The antenna's main characheristics are: * - Pointing accuracy (rms) - 2 -- 5" +We note that while the elevation limits range from 5 to 90 degrees, observations should be planned for an elevation between 6 and 82 degrees. Only in +exceptional cases should the observations go below 6 degrees or above 82 degrees. + Active surface The primary reflector, which is 64 m across, is made of 1008 aluminium panels (with an RMS ≤ 65 μm each) driven by 1116 electromechanical actuators. This *active surface* -- GitLab