Below are various conceptual models of the DCT in the f/6.1 RC configuration. With the secondary mirror top end installed, the telescope will deliver light to scientific instruments at the Cassegrain and Nasmyth focal stations. All graphics courtesy of VertexRSI, 2006.





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