Telescope House Prototype with a Folding Roof Made of Membrane Fabric
Mochamad Irfan

Observatorium Bosscha, Lembang
Institut Teknologi Bandung

Abstract

I have made the prototype of a house of telescope which has roof shaped like a half tube with membrane fabric as its material. The mechanism of opening and closing it can simply be done by folding the roof of the house. With this kind of design, the telescope can be pointed to the whole area of the celestial sphere with no disruption from dome turbulence. It is suitable for a telescope that be dedicated for fast-moving objects observation and sky survey studies.

Keywords: telescope house

Topic: Instrumentation in Astronomy