LCOGT.net: A Global Telescope Network to Keep Astronomers in the Dark

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Dec 2006

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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #22.13; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V

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The Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope is a privately supported planned network of medium-sized (2m) telescopes, longitudinally located to "keep you in the dark all of the time''. The observatory is in the process of completing major upgrades to its two 2m telescopes, FTN and FTS. These are the two telescopes that have been completed, among the nearly identical telescopes that will eventually form a global network longitudinally distributed to provide continuous night-time coverage. The upgrades of FTN and FTS are intended to improve image quality and reduce noise from the CCD cameras. FTN and FTS are being fitted with new CCD cameras, work on the enclosures will provide improved thermal control, and a warping harness has been used to reduce the astigmatism of the FTN secondary. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of these improvements on the performance of our telescopes.

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