The Liverpool Telescope: performance and first results

Iain A. Steele; Robert J. Smith; Paul C. Rees; Ian P. Baker; S. D. Bates; Michael F. Bode; Mark K. Bowman; Dave Carter; Jason Etherton; Martyn J. Ford; Stephen N. Fraser; A. Gomboc; Robert D. J. Lett; Anthony G. Mansfield; Jonathon M.-H. Marchant; Gustavo A. Medrano-Cerda; Christopher J. Mottram; D. Raback; A. B. Scott; M. D. Tomlinson; R. Zamanov

doi:10.1117/12.551456

28 September 2004 The Liverpool Telescope: performance and first results

Iain A. Steele, Robert J. Smith, Paul C. Rees, Ian P. Baker, S. D. Bates, Michael F. Bode, Mark K. Bowman, Dave Carter, Jason Etherton, Martyn J. Ford, Stephen N. Fraser, A. Gomboc, Robert D. J. Lett, Anthony G. Mansfield, Jonathon M.-H. Marchant, Gustavo A. Medrano-Cerda, Christopher J. Mottram, D. Raback, A. B. Scott, M. D. Tomlinson, R. Zamanov

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Proceedings Volume 5489, Ground-based Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551456
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Liverpool Telescope is a 2.0 metre robotic telescope that is operating unattended at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos, Spain. This paper gives an overview of the design and implementation of the telescope and its instrumentation and presents a snapshot of the current performance during the commissioning process. Science observations are under way, and we give brief highlights from a number of programmes that have been enabled by the robotic nature of the telescope.

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Iain A. Steele, Robert J. Smith, Paul C. Rees, Ian P. Baker, S. D. Bates, Michael F. Bode, Mark K. Bowman, Dave Carter, Jason Etherton, Martyn J. Ford, Stephen N. Fraser, A. Gomboc, Robert D. J. Lett, Anthony G. Mansfield, Jonathon M.-H. Marchant, Gustavo A. Medrano-Cerda, Christopher J. Mottram, D. Raback, A. B. Scott, M. D. Tomlinson, and R. Zamanov "The Liverpool Telescope: performance and first results", Proc. SPIE 5489, Ground-based Telescopes, (28 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551456

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