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March 13, 2000

Astronomical Instruments for Remote Observatories

Tom McMahon
University of Arizona

Darwin 103
3:00 PM

Tom McMahon (’85) of the University of Arizona will describe the design and construction of instrumentation for observatories at the South Pole and in space, including the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, Terrestrial Planet Finder, and gossamer optics.