System Summary
Site: | Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak |
Aperture: | 0.6-m |
Instrument: | Spectral Inst. 800 Series CCD Camera |
Detector: | E2V TE Cooled CCD |
Format: | 2048 x 2048, 13.5 µm pixels |
Pixel Scale: | 0.5″/pix |
Field-of-View: | 17′ x 17′ |
Filters: | B, V, R, I, Hα (50mm diameter) |
Limiting Magnitude: | R ~ 17.5 (10 s), R ~ 18.5 (60 s) |
Slew Speed: | 8 °/s |
Response Time: | < 25 s |
Software: | Perl Client/Server |
Operations
The Super-LOTIS telescope operates autonomously every clear night. The science targets can be modified on a daily basis. With a full schedule the system often obtains more than 300 one-to-two minute exposures per night.
Software
System Architecture
A png file showing the system architecture will be provided here.
More to come!