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.

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ Brooks, P. W. (1990). "1990PASAu...8..377B Page 377". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 8 (4): 377. Bibcode:1990PASA....8..377B. doi:10.1017/S132335800002378X. S2CID   116831393.
  2. 1 2 Director, RSAA; webmaster@mso.anu.edu.au. "UNSW Automated Patrol Telescope (APT)". rsaa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Carter, B. D.; Bembrick, C. S.; Ashley, M. C. B.; Mitchell, P. (1 March 1994). "The University of New South Wales Automated Patrol Telescope". Experimental Astronomy. 5 (1–2): 81–85. Bibcode:1994ExA.....5...81C. doi:10.1007/BF01583814. ISSN   0922-6435. S2CID   122281647.
  4. 1 2 Grossan, Bruce; Perlmutter, Saul; Ashley, Michael (16 May 1998). "A search for gamma-ray burst optical emission with the automated patrol telescope" . AIP Conference Proceedings. 428 (1): 909–913. arXiv: astro-ph/9711245 . doi:10.1063/1.55461. ISSN   0094-243X. S2CID   119007195.

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