The Robotic Earthshine Telescope

Ahmad Darudi; Mette Owner-Petersen; Peter Thejll; Hans Gleisner; David Taylor; Majid Ale-Ebrahem; Torben Andersen

doi:10.1117/12.857126

5 August 2010 The Robotic Earthshine Telescope

Ahmad Darudi, Mette Owner-Petersen, Peter Thejll, Hans Gleisner, David Taylor, Majid Ale-Ebrahem, Torben Andersen

Proceedings Volume 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III; 77332V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857126
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Lund Observatory is presently designing and constructing a robotic telescope dedicated to studies of the Earth's albedo by measuring the ratio between the intensity of the dark and bright sides of the Moon. The telescope will operate both in broadband and narrow-band modes over the entire visible wavelength range and will transmit observational results back to the operation team over the Internet. Design challenges, in particular related to choice of CCD and stray light suppression, are described, together with the design of the optics, control system, and enclosure. Finally we present results from laboratory tests. The telescope will go into operation in the first half of 2011.

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Ahmad Darudi, Mette Owner-Petersen, Peter Thejll, Hans Gleisner, David Taylor, Majid Ale-Ebrahem, and Torben Andersen "The Robotic Earthshine Telescope", Proc. SPIE 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III, 77332V (5 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857126

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