Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-01-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
To appear in Detection and Dynamics of Transiting Exoplanets, Proceedings of Haute Provence Observatory Colloquium (23-27 Augu
Scientific paper
We present here a new robotic telescope called TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope). Equipped with a high-quality CCD camera mounted on a 0.6 meter light weight optical tube, TRAPPIST has been installed in April 2010 at the ESO La Silla Observatory (Chile), and is now beginning its scientific program. The science goal of TRAPPIST is the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and study of exoplanets, and the study of comets. We describe here the objectives of the project, the hardware, and we present some of the first results obtained during the commissioning phase.
Chantry Virginie
Gillon Michael
Hutsemékers Damien
Jehin Emmanuel
Magain Pierre
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