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	MI G2-1600	15'	UBVRIN	operational
		0.10m (WF)	R~14	1536×1024	MI G2-1600	3,2°	uBVRI clear	operational
Chile, South America
CHASE	CTIO	0.5m	??	2048×2048	FLI Proline	??	UBVrigZ clear	commisioning
Danish 1.5m	ESO La Silla	1.5m	??	??	DAFOS?	??	?	refurbishment project led by ProjectSoft
China, Asia
Bootes 4	YNAO	0.6m	??	1024×1024	Andor iXon	9'	rigZY clear	operational
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
SORT	ASU AV ČR	0.3m	??	3x??	SBIGs	??	??	solar telescope, CCD control only, project led by ProjectSoft
65cm	ASU AV ČR, near Prague	0.65m	R<21.0	1024×1024	MI CCD G2/G3	15'	UBVRI	tests only
India, Asia
PRL/ATVS	Gurushikhar, Mount Abu, India	0.5m	R~19	1024×1024	Andor iXon	13.3'	UBVRI,clear,polaroid wheel,..	operational/commissioning
Italy, Europe
OAVDA/APACHE	Saint Barthelmy, near Aosta/Mont Blanc	multiple	R ~ 18	multiple	multiple	x	multiple	operational
Mexico, North America
RATIR	RATIR 4-channel detector	1.5m UNAM/San Pedro Martir	R ~ 24?	multiple	multiple (IR + optical)	x	multiple	commisioning
New Zealand, Oceania
Bootes 3	Vintage lane observatory	0.6m	??	1024×1024	Andor iXon	9'	rigZY clear	operational
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	5°	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
STsI & JHU site, Canarias	???	n x ~10cm	~	~	~	~	~	secret project
1.23m @ CAHA	CAHA, province of Almeria, Spain	1.23m	R~20.5	2048×2048	?	?	?	observing
Slovakia, Europe
Trencín	Trencin	0.20 m	??	??	probably SBIG	?	R?	operational, only telescope driver
Hlohovec SAV	Hlohovec	0.60 m	??	???	probably SBIG/MI	?	R?	operational
Somewhere	????	0.60 m	??	??	SBIG/MI CCD	?	R?	secret project
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
UT, USA, North America
STsI & JHU	???	n x ~10cm	~	~	~	~	~	secret project
Willard L. Eccles Observatory	???	???	~	~	~	~	~	seeing monitor

* 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
LSST testing lab	Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
France, Europe
LSST testing lab	LPNHE, Universite de Denis Diderot, Paris