The Roles of Small Telescopes in a Virtual Observatory Environment

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2002-08-07

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208170v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

PDF file, 10 pages including 2 figures. An invited paper, to appear in: "Small Telescopes in the New Millenium. I. Perceptions

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The advent of the Virtual Observatory (VO) concept signals a pradigm shift in the way astronomy will be done in the era of information abundance and ubiquitous networking. Small telescopes will be playing a number of essential roles in this new research environment, probably contributing a major portion of all data taken in astronomy, both as surveying instruments, and as follow-up facilities. In this review we describe the VO concept and its background, and how small telescopes will fit in this emergent way of doing astronomy in the 21st century.

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