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Requirements of a network telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Ian Elliott
Ian Elliott*
Affiliation:
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dunsink Observatory, Dublin 15 Ireland

Abstract

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General purpose telescopes fail to provide a cost-effective means of obtaining photometric data for asteroseismology. A continuous observing run on a particular star is best suited to automatic operation with a dedicated photoelectric telescope. As optical requirements for on-axis photometry are less severe than those for imaging, low-cost light-weight mirrors permit a saving in the size and cost of mount and dome. A stiff mounting with a low moment of inertia permits rapid movement under computer control. Adoption of a permanently mounted photometer and the elimination of manual controls also leads to design and operating economies. Maintenance can be shared with other instruments and travel and subsistence requirements are minimised. Therefore remote operation of a network of automatic telescopes at good sites could provide high quality data at reasonable cost.

Type
Chapter 10: Network and Space Observations of Solar and Stellar Oscillations
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 123: Advances In Hello- and Asteroseismology , 1988 , pp. 541 - 544
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

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