Taiwan Automated Telescope Network
Joint Authors
Jimenez, Antonio
Wang, Li-Han
Ehgamberdiev, Shuhrat
Fernandez Fernandez, Javier
Serebryanskiy, Alexander
Sun, Ming-Tsung
Chou, Dean-Yi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-12-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A global network of small automated telescopes, the Taiwan Automated Telescope (TAT) network, dedicated to photometric measurements of stellar pulsations, is under construction.
Two telescopes have been installed in Teide Observatory, Tenerife, Spain and Maidanak Observatory, Uzbekistan.
The third telescope will be installed at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, USA.
Each system uses a 9-cm Maksutov-type telescope.
The effective focal length is 225 cm, corresponding to an f-ratio of 25.
The field of view is 0.62 degree square.
The images are taken with a 16-bit 1024×1024 CCD camera.
The telescope is equipped with UBVRI filters.
Each telescope is fully automated.
The telescope can be operated either interactively or fully automatically.
In the interactive mode, it can be controlled through the Internet.
In the fully automatic mode, the telescope operates with preset parameters without any human care, including taking dark frames and flat frames.
The network can also be used for studies that require continuous observations for selected objects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chou, Dean-Yi& Fernandez Fernandez, Javier& Wang, Li-Han& Jimenez, Antonio& Serebryanskiy, Alexander& Ehgamberdiev, Shuhrat…[et al.]. 2009. Taiwan Automated Telescope Network. Advances in Astronomy،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447598
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fernandez Fernandez, Javier…[et al.]. Taiwan Automated Telescope Network. Advances in Astronomy No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447598
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chou, Dean-Yi& Fernandez Fernandez, Javier& Wang, Li-Han& Jimenez, Antonio& Serebryanskiy, Alexander& Ehgamberdiev, Shuhrat…[et al.]. Taiwan Automated Telescope Network. Advances in Astronomy. 2009. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447598
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447598