Paper 13094-129
Paper 13094-129
Practical experiences from manufacture of the tools and equipment for the Colibrí Telescope at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional
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Abstract
In this work we present the practical experiences and results obtained in the manufacturing of the tools and equipment needed for the handling of the mirrors, the operation and the maintenance of the Colibrí fast alt-az telescope. These tools and equipment include those used for the mounting and dismounting the M1, M2, and M3 mirrors and DDRAGO/CAGIRE instrument of the Colibrí telescope and for moving them from the observing room floor to the ground level outside the building, and then to the vacuum chamber for aluminization. Also, it includes the tools we used to balance the instrument attached to the Nasmyth station and those used in the cleaning process of the mirrors. Our designs confronted the problem of handling and maintenance of the components in the very limited space available in the building and at the dome of the Colibrí fast alt-az telescope.
Presenter
Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
María Herlinda Pedrayes holds a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UNAM. She currently is an Academic Technician at the Institute of Astronomy. She has supervised bachelor's theses, as well as professional internships. She has been an arbitrator for the IA publications committee, and project evaluator. She actively participates in giving talks and seminars on instrumentation. She currently belongs to the Internal Commission for Gender Equality of the IA at UNAM. She has participated in international and national congresses, published 37 conference proceedings, 8 articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the Mexican Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Applied Optics and the Science and Development Journal; as well as four non-refereed articles in the Journal of Civil Engineering, 14 technical reports, 12 internal communications. She was coordinator of the subsystem of the telescope structure preliminary design for the Mexican New Technology Infrared Telescope project.