Mezzocielo (or "half of the sky") is a concept for a single large monocentric optical system composed by a tessellated spherical container filled with low refractive index liquid characterized by an extremely high transparency. This system allows for a continuous monitoring of the whole sky with a large number of mass produced correcting cameras. In comparison with existing projects is characterized by a high efficiency and by a relatively large aperture. The current status of development with the aim of producing a prototype of one meter class size is being reported.
Current status of MezzoCielo: a design aiming to a large aperture, extremely wide field of view telescope
Ragazzoni R.
;Di Rosa S.;Cerpelloni P.;
2022
Abstract
Mezzocielo (or "half of the sky") is a concept for a single large monocentric optical system composed by a tessellated spherical container filled with low refractive index liquid characterized by an extremely high transparency. This system allows for a continuous monitoring of the whole sky with a large number of mass produced correcting cameras. In comparison with existing projects is characterized by a high efficiency and by a relatively large aperture. The current status of development with the aim of producing a prototype of one meter class size is being reported.
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