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Current RTS2 sites

Telescopes

Name Location Mirror diameter mag. limit* Resolution Detector FOV Filters status
Argentina, South America
FRAM Pierre-Auger Observatory 0.30m R~17.5 1024×1024 FLI CM-8 15' R operational
0.10m (WF) R~14 1536×1024 FLI CM-8E 3,2° uBVRI clear operational
Chile, South America
CHASE CTIO 0.5m ?? 2048×2048 FLI Proline ?? UBVrigZ clear commisioning
China, Asia
Bootes 4 YNAO 0.6m ?? 1024×1024 Andor iXon 9' rigZY clear commisioning
Czech Republic, Europe
BART ASU AV ČR, near Prague 0.25m R~17.5 1024×1024 FLI CM-2 30' UBVRI clear operational
0.10m (WF) W<16.2 3072×2048 FLI IMG-6303E 2,6° R? operational
D50 on-line ASU AV ČR, near Prague 0.50m R<19.0 1024×1024 FLI IMG-4710 15' UBVRI clear operational
0.10m (WF) W<16.2 1536×1024 FLI CM-8 80' R? operational
65cm ASU AV ČR, near Prague 0.65m R<21.0 1024×1024 MI CCD G2/G3 15' UBVRI commissioning
Italy, Europe
OAVDA/APACHE Saint Barthelmy, near Aosta/Mont Blanc multiple R ~ 18 multiple multiple x multiple commisioning
Mexico, North America
RATIR RATIR 4-channel detector 1.5m UNAM/San Pedro Martir R ~ 24? multiple multiple (IR + optical) x multiple commisioning
South Africa, Africa
Watcher near Bloemfontein, central RSA 0.40m R~18.0 1024×1024 Apogee AP-6E 30' UBVRI clear operational
Spain, Europe
Bootes 1A CEDEA, province of Huelva, Spain 0.14 m (WF) W~17.0 4096×4096 Apogee AP-16E R? operational
Bootes 1B CEDEA, province of Huelva, Spain 0.30 m W~18.0 512×512 Andor iXon 897 16' UBVRI clear operational
Bootes 2 on-line EELM, province of Malaga, Spain 0.60m R~19.5 1024×1024 Andor iXon+ 888 9' UBVRI clear? telescope failure
Bootes IR OSN, Granada province, Spain 0.60m R~19 1024×1024 BIRCAM/Hawaii 15' ? dome failure
1.23m @ CAHA CAHA, province of Almeria, Spain 1.23m R~20.5 2048×2048 ? ? ? observing
Switzerland, Europe
Observatory Vermes Vermes, 47:19:55 W 352:30:50 0.18m V<15.1mag 4096×4096 FLI PL16803 1.6° UBVRI clear operational
MI?, USA, North America
BORAT University observatory 0.4m? R~19 ? ? ? Various secret project
AZ, USA, North America
FLWO Whipple (Mt. Hopkins) Observatory 1.2m R~21 2048×2048 KeplerCam 30' Various scheduling only
NY, USA, North America
University of Columbia New York ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ secret project

* magnitude limit is set for a 60s exposure under moonless night in zenith. In bold are the values actually measured, otherwise these are estimates. W stands for White, for unfiltered CCD.

All sky cameras

Name Location CCD size status
China, Asia
Bootes 4 Yunan province, China Apogee 4k x 4k operational
Spain, Europe
Bootes 1 Huelva province, Spain Apogee 4k x 4k operational
Bootes 2 Malaga province, Spain Apogee 4k x 4k operational
New Zealand, Australia and Oceania
Bootes 3 near Blenheim, north of the southern island Apogee 4k x 4k being built

Others

What Where
USA, North America
LSST testing lab BNL, Upton, Long Island, NY
France, Europe
LSST testing lab LPNHE, Universite de Denis Diderot, Paris
obs/start.1336406117.txt.gz · Last modified: 2012/05/07 00:00 (external edit)