GRT: Goddard Robotic Telescope, Optical Follow-up of the GRBs and Optical Coordinated Observation of the AGNs

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Mar 2008

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American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #10, #5.08

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We are constructing the 14" fully automated optical robotic telescope, Goddard Robotic Telescope (GRT), at the Goddard Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory. The aims of our robotic telescope is 1) to follow-up the Swift/GLAST GRBs and 2) to perform the coordinated optical observations of the GLAST AGNs. Our telescope system consists of the 14" Celestron OTA, the Astro-Physics 1200GTO mount, the Apogee U47 CCD camera, the JIM's electronic focuser, and the Finger Lake Instrumentation's color filter wheel with U, B, V, R, and I filters. With the focal reducer, 18' x 18' field of view has been achieved. The observatory dome is the Astro Haven's 7ft clam-shell dome. We will start the scientific observations on April 2008. While not observing our primary targets (GRBs and AGNs), we are planning to open our telescope time to the public for having a wider use of our telescope in both a different research field and an educational purpose.

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