The Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research (ROVOR)

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May 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008aas...212.2403m&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #212, #24.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.221

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The ROVOR project is a remote telescope designed to monitor variable objects of magnitude brighter than V = 15.0. Originally built around an Autoscope 22" Alt-Az telescope, we have replaced this telescope with a 16" RC Optical tube mounted on a Paramount pier. The resulting configuration is similar to the PROMPT telescopes in Chile. ROVOR is designed for ease of operation and low cost using as many "commercial-off-the-shelf" parts as possible. An innovative building design reduces cost and simplifies operation while permitting sky access down to the horizon. We report on our first observations. Telescopes like ROVOR are ideal compliments to LSST and Pan-STARRS since they can monitor brighter objects without saturating. It is hoped that lessons learned with ROVOR will lead to more telescopes of this type being built to monitor brighter, prototypical, variable objects of common interest.

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