Fig. 5From: Conceptual design of the optical system of the 6.5m wide field multiplexed survey telescope with excellent image qualitya Schematic of the 2.45 m lightweight secondary mirror with 36 whiffle-tree passive support points at the back, which is designed together with Schott. b and c Schematic of the conceptual design of the passive support and hexapod of the secondary mirror. d and e Surface deformation of the front and back surfaces of the secondary mirror under the gravity effect at the zenith direction. f and g Force distribution of the front and back surfaces of the secondary mirror under the gravity effect at the zenith directionBack to article page