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Area of Science:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Optical Engineering

Background:

Conventional large telescopes often exceed cost scaling laws.
Access for maintenance and instrument upgrades can be challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate a cost-effective telescope configuration for a 10-m segmented-mirror telescope.
To explore the benefits of applying optical table principles to telescope design.

Main Methods:

Studied a specific telescope configuration at National Central University.
Applied principles from optical tables to the telescope design.
Analyzed cost implications relative to conventional scaling laws.

Main Results:

The optical table principle leads to telescope costs well below conventional scaling.
This configuration allows for easy primary mirror access.
Secondary and sky baffle assemblies can be quickly replaced.

Conclusions:

The optical table design offers a cost-effective solution for large telescopes.
The design is suitable for specialized observations requiring frequent component changes.
Similar configurations may be applicable to large monolithic primary mirrors.