Hexapod Design For All-Sky Sidereal Tracking
Andr\'as P\'al (1,2), L\'aszl\'o M\'esz\'aros (1,2), Attila Jask\'o, (1), Gy\"orgy Mez\H{o} (1), Gergely Cs\'ep\'any (1,3,2), Kriszti\'an Vida, (1), Katalin Ol\'ah (1) ((1) Konkoly Observatory (2) Department of Astronomy,, Lor\'and E\"otv\"os University, (3) ESO, Garching)
TL;DR
This paper presents a hexapod-based telescope mount system designed for all-sky sidereal tracking, capable of precise, location-independent celestial tracking for optical surveys.
Contribution
It introduces the first operational hexapod telescope mount used for dedicated optical imaging with sub-arcsecond precision.
Findings
First hexapod mount for optical survey with sub-arcsecond accuracy
Location-independent celestial tracking capability
Suitable for all-sky survey applications
Abstract
In this paper we describe a hexapod-based telescope mount system intended to provide sidereal tracking for the Fly's Eye Camera project -- an upcoming moderate, 21"/pixel resolution all-sky survey. By exploiting such a kind of meter-sized telescope mount, we get a device which is both capable of compensating for the apparent rotation of the celestial sphere and the same design can be used independently from the actual geographical location. Our construction is the sole currently operating hexapod telescope mount performing dedicated optical imaging survey with a sub-arcsecond tracking precision.
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