Distributed Telescope Networks in the Era of Network-Centric Astronomy

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Jul 2010

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Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society, proceedings of a conference held 20-24 Sep

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In parallel with the world-wide demand for pushing our observational limits (increasingly larger telescope collecting power (ELTs) on the ground, most advanced technology satellites in space), we nowadays realize rapid rising of interest for the construction and deployment of a technologically advanced meta-network or Heterogeneous Telescope Network (hereafter HTN). The HTN is a Network of networks of telescopes and each node of it, consists of an inhomogeneous ensemble of different telescopes, sharing one common feature: the incorporation of a high degree of automation. The rationale behind this new tool, is that crucial astrophysical problems could be tackled very soon from the world-wide spread variety of well equipped autonomous telescopes working as a single instrument. In the full version of this paper, the research potential and future prospects of worldwide networked telescopic systems, is reviewed in the framework of current progress in Astrophysics. It is concluded that the research horizons of HTNs are very broad and the associated technology is currently in a maturity level that permits deployment. An extended interoperability-establishment initiative, involving telescopes of both hemispheres, based on accepted standards, appears a matter of priority. Observatories with infrastructure -of any size-, maintaining computerized telescope facilities, could respond to the challenge, devote part of their resources to the HTN and, in return, receive the rewards of shared resources, observing flexibility, optimized observing performance and the very high observing efficiency of a telescopic meta-network in facilitating competitive front line research.

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