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  • Optical astronomy
  • Telescope engineering

Background:

  • Sparse-aperture telescopes (SATs) typically cannot observe moving targets.
  • Direct imaging with SATs presents challenges for dynamic celestial object observation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a Fizeau directly-imaging sparse-aperture telescope (FDISAT) capable of pointing and tracking moving targets.
  • To demonstrate the feasibility of SATs for observing dynamic targets.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of a three-sub-aperture FDISAT equipped with Risley prism systems for tracking.
  • Independent boresight adjustment for each sub-aperture.
  • Experimental validation of pointing and tracking capabilities on various target positions and movements.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a maximum root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 8.22 arcsec for pointing.
  • Demonstrated a maximum RMSE of 4.23 arcsec for tracking a target moving at 0.01°/s for 320 s.
  • Obtained clear interference fringes during tracking, confirming system functionality.

Conclusions:

  • The developed FDISAT effectively tracks moving targets.
  • This system provides a viable method for sparse-aperture telescope observation of moving targets.
  • Advances SAT capabilities for dynamic astronomical observations.