ROVOR: An Update

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Dec 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...20515103o&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #151.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.1599

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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ROVOR (Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research) is a fully automated 0.6 meter Cassegrain telescope to be installed in southern Utah. An undergraduate research project, it is designed to monitor optically variable objects including gamma-ray bursts, variable stars, AGNs, QSOs, and supernovae. All imaging and operations will be controlled through the internet via satellite, with interfacing to the Gamma-ray burst Coordinates Network (GCN) anticipated. Images will be taken using an Apogee AP47p CCD, an Optec Intelligent Filter Wheel, and an Optec Temperature Compensating Focuser. All systems/components, including imaging, webcams, dome controls, and weather station will be controlled and monitored using National Instruments LabVIEW program. Project completion is expected for spring 2005. We present a progress update. This research is sponsored by a BYU undergraduate mentoring grant.

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