Astronomy:Automated Patrol Telescope
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The Automated Patrol Telescope (APT) was a wide-field CCD imaging telescope, operated by the University of New South Wales at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia .
The telescope activated in June 1989.[1]
This was one of four (4) ROTSE telescopes around the World to detect Gamma ray bursts, with telescopes positioned in Australia, Namibia, Turkey, and Texas .[2] The telescope was designed for robotic use, with 45 cm aperture.[2] The telescope was converted for computer controlled operation and CCD imaging from an older retired Baker-nunn camera.[3] This is a type of modified Schmidt canera.[4]
The telescope has a field of view of 5 degrees by 5 degrees.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Brooks, P. W. (1990). "1990PASAu...8..377B Page 377". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 8 (4): 377. doi:10.1017/S132335800002378X. Bibcode: 1990PASA....8..377B.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Director, RSAA; webmaster@mso.anu.edu.au. "UNSW Automated Patrol Telescope (APT)" (in en). https://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observatories/telescopes/unsw-automated-patrol-telescope-apt.
- ↑ Carter, B. D.; Bembrick, C. S.; Ashley, M. C. B.; Mitchell, P. (1994-03-01). "The University of New South Wales Automated Patrol Telescope". Experimental Astronomy 5 (1–2): 81–85. doi:10.1007/BF01583814. ISSN 0922-6435. Bibcode: 1994ExA.....5...81C.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Grossan, Bruce; Perlmutter, Saul; Ashley, Michael (1998-05-16). "A search for gamma-ray burst optical emission with the automated patrol telescope". AIP Conference Proceedings 428 (1): 909–913. doi:10.1063/1.55461. ISSN 0094-243X. https://cds.cern.ch/record/339061.
Further reading
External links
- Automated Patrol Telescope (APT) on the internet
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