Primary mirror Secondary mirror Spectroscopy focal plane Imager focal plane Beamsplitter Fully articulated solar panels and antenna Tertiary mirror Prism & focal reducer Cassegrain focus Mike, Michael, Here is the starting point. I subsequently worked up a Filter Wheel and tweaked the Solar array. Assuming you accept the Filer Wheel as-is, the following pages are the result. I updated software since the last iteration and now have some new glitches preventing Hi-rez capture and some rendering functions (Shiny Gold foil, etc) In the meantime, here is what I have.. Comments?
Do these plots relate to the relative position limits of the Solar array and Hi-gain antenna as illustrated? ( Does this data conflict with Model as shown ? )
Before After…..adding a Filter Wheel assembly and making minor mods to the Optics Bench
Filter Wheel assembly 4 filters Filter is normal to the beam Note counter-rotating mass
Filter Wheel assembly 4 filters Filter is normal to the beam Note counter-rotating mass
The Model
Internal structure
The Model Optics
The Model Cutaway
Primary mirror Secondary mirror Spectroscopy focal plane Imager focal plane Beamsplitter Fully articulated solar panels and antenna Tertiary mirror Prism & focal reducer Cassegrain focus Filter Wheel Final Cut A
Primary mirror Secondary mirror Spectroscopy focal plane Imager focal plane Beamsplitter Tertiary mirror Prism & focal reducer Cassegrain focus Filter Wheel Fully articulated solar panels and antenna Final Cut B
Primary mirror Secondary mirror Spectroscopy focal plane Imager focal plane Beamsplitter Fully articulated solar panels and antenna Tertiary mirror Prism & focal reducer Cassegrain focus Filter Wheel Final Cut C With brighter Solar panels
This is it for now, provided you like the Filter Wheel. Higher-resolution and fancy rendering will have to be another pass. Until then, the original graphics (.jpg) and movies (.avi) are available at: The videos are also posted on Youtube, Enjoy, Robin