27.01.2014 Views

Telescope Optical Design - inaoe

Telescope Optical Design - inaoe

Telescope Optical Design - inaoe

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Cost [FY2008 $Million]<br />

Very Large<strong>Telescope</strong>s Cost-Aperture Relation<br />

Subaru<br />

GTC<br />

100.0<br />

Gemini-N<br />

Gemini-S<br />

Keck-I<br />

LBT<br />

VLT-UT1<br />

Keck-II<br />

VLT-UT<br />

MMT<br />

Mag1<br />

Mag2<br />

Gonzalez 08<br />

After-construction project cost. <strong>Telescope</strong> & Building only.<br />

(GDP-deflator & exchange rates at completion date)<br />

Homogenized sample from very many kinds of sources:<br />

obs. historic archives, Press, obs. & gov. web pages,<br />

Abt 80, Meinel & Meinel 80, Schmidt-Kaler & Rucks 1998,<br />

Melsheiner 01, vanBelle et.al 03, etc.<br />

10.0<br />

1.0 10.0<br />

Main-optics Aperture [m]

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!