The Crimean CCD Telescope for the asteroid observations

Details The Crimean CCD Telescope for the asteroid observations The Crimean CCD Telescope for the asteroid observations

Sep 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002mmsai..73..640c&link_type=abstract

in Memorie della Società' Astronomica Italiana, vol. 73, no. 3, p. 640

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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The old 64-cm Richter-Slefogt telescope (F=90 cm) of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory was reconstructed and equipped with the SBIG ST-8 CCD camera received from the Planetary Society for Eugene Shoemaker's Near Earth Object Grant. First observations of minor planets and comets were made with it. The CCD matrix of the St-8 camera in the focus of our telescope covers a field of 52'.7 x 35'.1. The 120 - second exposure yields stars up to the limiting magnitude of 20.5 for S/N=3. According to preliminary estimations, the telescope of today state enables us to cover, during the year, the sky area of not more than 600 sq. deg. with threefold overlaps. An automation of the telescope can increase the productivity up to 20000 sq. deg. per year. The software for object localization, image parameters determination, stars identification, astrometric reduction, identification and catalogue of asteroids is worked up. The first results obtained with the Crimean CCD 64-cm telescope are discussed.

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