The Rapid Response Robotic Telescope (RRRT) at Fan Mountain Observatory, Virginia

Details The Rapid Response Robotic Telescope (RRRT) at Fan Mountain Observatory, Virginia The Rapid Response Robotic Telescope (RRRT) at Fan Mountain Observatory, Virginia

May 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008aas...212.2402s&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #212, #24.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.221

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The Norfolk State University (NSU), 60 cm, Ritchey-Chretien, Rapid Response Robotic Telescope (RRRT) caught its first light in October of 2007. The RRRT is located at Fan Mountain Observatory, Covesvillle, VA. It is a fully automatic and remotely controllable telescope, initially equipped for UBVRI photometric studies. The RRRT initial research activities are centered on the observational study of compact stars (and their progenitors), and in particular, the early photometry and polarimetry of Gamma-ray Optical Afterglows (GRB-OA). This telescope is part of the Swift follow-up team and, in the near future, will be part of the GLAST ground based network. The RRRT is a low inertia telescope (fast slew), dedicated to the study of fast transient phenomena. We are adding rapid imaging polarimetry capabilities that will provide an important tool to study the physics of compact stars. Furthermore, a local amateur astronomer group will use the RRRT to study Near Earth Objects (NEO), Variable Star, Exo-planets and Supernova searches. The RRRT is also a central part of our educational and public outreach projects. NSU and other students from the Tidewater area of Virginia will be able to participate in short research projects using RRRT data.

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