Mr. Daniel R. Blanco Profile

Daniel R. Blanco

Chief Engineer and Operations Manager at MMT Observatory

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Publications (24)

Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Three wide-field telescopes with spherical primary mirrors

Dan Blanco

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91453P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056683

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spherical lenses, Aspheric lenses, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Optical design, Silica, Optical instrument design, Large telescopes, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

Wide-field telescope design for the KMTNet project

Seung-Lee Kim, Byeong-Gon Park, Chung-Uk Lee, Larry Kappler, Nathan Kappler, Wade Poteet, Harold Cauthen, Dan Blanco, Richard Buchroeder, Jose Teran, Scott Freestone, Jong-Ung Lee, Myung Cho, In-Soo Yuk, Moo-Young Chun, Ho Jin, Sang-Mok Cha

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81511B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894212

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Coating, Space telescopes, Planets, Stars, Aluminum, Actuators, Exoplanets, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

The upgraded WIYN bench spectrograph

Patricia Knezek, Matthew Bershady, Daryl Willmarth, John Glaspey, Gary Poczulp, Dan Blanco, Lana Britanik, Eugene McDougall, Charles Corson, Ming Liang, Joe Keyes, George Jacoby

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77357D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857648

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Collimators, Cameras, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Astronomy, Vignetting, Lamps, Volume holography

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

The WIYN one degree imager: project update 2010

Daniel Harbeck, Pierre Martin, John Cavin, George Jacoby, Gary Muller, Andrey Yeatts, Rick McCloskey, John Ivens, Dan Blanco, Charles Corson, Shelby Gott, Charles Harmer

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857149

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Optical filters, CCD image sensors, Image quality, Staring arrays, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Mechanical design of the WIYN One Degree Imager (ODI)

Gary Muller, Daniel Harbeck, George Jacoby, Charles Harmer, Andrey Yeatts, Dan Blanco, John Cavin, Dave Sawyer

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70144R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789765

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Tolerancing, Prisms, Optical filters, Telescopes, Aluminum, Imaging systems, Optical mounts, Silicon carbide, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

The WIYN One Degree Imager optical design

George Jacoby, Charles Harmer, Daniel Harbeck, Gary Muller, Daniel Blanco, Joseph Keyes, John Cavin

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70144S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789998

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Imaging systems, Aspheric lenses, Silica, Antireflective coatings, Surface finishing, Optical design, Tolerancing, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Estimating local seeing at the DCT facility

Dan Blanco

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70123V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789649

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Observatories, Telescopes, Thermal modeling, Domes, Zinc oxide, Aluminum, Glasses, Polyurethane, Foam

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

WIYN bench upgrade: a revitalized spectrograph

M. Bershady, S. Barden, P.-A. Blanche, D. Blanco, C. Corson, S. Crawford, J. Glaspey, S. Habraken, G. Jacoby, J. Keyes, P. Knezek, P. Lemaire, M. Liang, E. McDougall, G. Poczulp, D. Sawyer, K. Westfall, D. Willmarth

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789112

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Spectrographs, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Diffraction gratings, Spectral resolution, Telescopes, Quantum efficiency, Imaging systems, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Control and support of 4-meter class secondary and tertiary mirrors for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Dan Blanco, Myung Cho, Larry Daggert, Phil Daly, Joe DeVries, Jonathan Elias, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Ed Hileman, Mark Hunten, Ming Liang, Mark Nickerson, Earl Pearson, Dave Rosin, Mark Sirota, Larry Stepp

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672626

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Telescopes, Active optics, Control systems, Computer programming, Systems modeling, Adaptive optics, Monochromatic aberrations, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Development of the primary mirror segment support assemblies for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Eric Ponslet, Dan Blanco, Myung Cho, Terry Mast, Jerry Nelson, R. J. Ponchione, Mark Sirota, Vince Stephens, Larry Stepp, Alan Tubb, Eric Williams

Proceedings Volume 6273, 627319 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670604

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Glasses, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical instrument design, Space telescopes, Phase modulation, Error analysis, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Performance and control of the MMT thermal system

George Williams, J. Gibson, Shawn Callahan, Dan Blanco, J. Williams, Peter Spencer

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552090

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Temperature metrology, Control systems, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Image quality, HVAC controls, Wavefronts, Glasses, Humidity

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The new MMT

Dan Blanco, Michael Alegria, Shawn Callahan, Dusty Clark, Brian Comisso, Craig Foltz, J. Gibson, Carol Heller, Ron James, Bill Kindred, Steve King, Cory Knop, Howard Lester, John McAfee, Alejandra Milone, Ricardo Ortiz, Timothy Pickering, Phil Ritz, Barbara Russ, Gary Schmidt, Dennis Smith, Peter Spencer, Tom Trebisky, Ken Van Horn, Steven West, Court Wainwright, Grant Williams, J. Williams

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551963

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Adaptive optics, Polishing, Observatories, Space telescopes, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

Preliminary design of a laser launch telescope for Gemini

Gordon Pentland, Daniel Blanco, Kerry Rebeske, Edward Winrow, Celine d'Orgeville

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459349

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical fabrication, Gemini Observatory, Wavefronts, Finite element methods, Lenses, Thermal effects, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

Prime focus corrector for the Lowell 4-m telescope

Daniel Blanco, Gordon Pentland, Craig Smith, Ted Dunham, Robert Millis

Proceedings Volume 4842, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458091

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Telescopes, Glasses, Aspheric lenses, Mirrors, Optical design, Assembly tolerances, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Computer generated holography

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

The SALT mirror mount: a high-performance low-cost mount for segmented mirrors

Daniel Blanco, Gordon Pentland, Edward Winrow, Kerry Rebeske, Jian Swiegers, Kobous Meiring

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459866

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Assembly tolerances, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Telescopes, Mirror mounts, Segmented mirrors, Optical fabrication, Optical instrument design, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Seeing experiments with the WIYN 3.5-m Telescope

Daniel Blanco, Charles Corson, David Sawyer

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393897

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Observatories, Image quality, Adaptive optics, Temperature metrology, Active optics, Fluctuations and noise, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Effects of air pressure, temperature, and relative humidity on seeing

Daniel Blanco

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393931

KEYWORDS: Humidity, Refractive index, Atmospheric modeling, Temperature metrology, Cesium, Water, Observatories, Standards development, Telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Two-meter telescopes for the new millennium

Craig Smith, Lawrence Randall, Benjamin Greene, Daniel Blanco, Bruce Cook, John Little, Adrian Loeff, Robert Meeks, Gordon Pentland

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393949

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Mirrors, Astronomical telescopes, Control systems, Interferometers, Astronomy, Interferometry, Exoplanets, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 1997 Paper

Progress at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope

Steve West, Robert Nagel, David Harvey, A. Brar, B. Phillips, J. Ray, Thomas Trebisky, Richard Cromwell, Neville Woolf, Chris Corbally, R. Boyle, Daniel Blanco, L. Otten

Proceedings Volume 2871, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.268968

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Control systems, Observatories, Servomechanisms, Wavefront sensors, Collimation, Charge-coupled devices, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 8 June 1995 Paper

WIYN telescope active optics system

Nicolas Roddier, Daniel Blanco, Larry Goble, Claude Roddier

Proceedings Volume 2479, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211446

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Active optics, Wavefronts, Control systems, Monochromatic aberrations, Actuators, Collimation, Wavefront sensors, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Thermal design of the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope enclosure

Daniel Blanco, Matthew Johns

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176245

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Camera shutters, Domes, Fluctuations and noise, Skin, Optical instrument design, Spectrographs, Control systems, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

WIYN 3.5-meter telescope project

Matthew Johns, Daniel Blanco

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176153

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Observatories, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Spectrographs, Control systems, Polishing, Astronomical imaging, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Advanced technology in the VATT

Daniel Blanco, Chris Corbally, Robert Nagel, Neville Woolf

Proceedings Volume 1236, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19180

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Collimation, Fluctuations and noise, Optical telescopes, Observatories, Actuators, Control systems, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

MMT conversion: a status report

Frederic Chaffee, Daniel Blanco, Craig Foltz, Clinton Janes, Howard Lester, Anthony Poyner, Joseph Williams, Stephen Criswell, Daniel Fabricant, Gary Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 1236, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19221

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optical telescopes, Observatories, Actuators, Infrared radiation, Large telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Astronomy

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Conference Committee Involvement (9)

Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III

10 June 2018 | Austin, Texas, United States

Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation

26 June 2016 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation Posters

26 June 2016 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation

23 June 2014 | Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation II

1 July 2012 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

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