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Optical Qualities of SOFIA Telescope:

Wavelength range: 0.3um to 1,600 um
Unvignetted field of view: 8 arcmin
Ranges of motions: Elevation 15-70 degrees (20-60 degrees unvignetted), cross-elevation and L.O.S. ± 3.0 degrees
Image quality of the optics: 80% energy in 1.5 arcsec circle at 0.6 microns wavelength
Image stability (goal): 0.2 arcsec rms for focal plane tracking
Diffraction-limited wavelengths: greater or equal to 15 microns
Maximum chop throw on sky (using secondry mirror): ± 4 arcmin (unvignetted)

Page Last Updated: March 10, 2004

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