The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife
| Autor: | Klaus G. Strassmeier, Thomas Granzer, Michael Weber, Manfred Woche, Emil Popow, Arto Järvinen, Janos Bartus, Svend-Marian Bauer, Frank Dionies, Thomas Fechner, Wilbert Bittner, Jens Paschke |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Advances in Astronomy, Vol 2010 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1687-7969 1687-7977 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2010/970306 |
| Popis: | The Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) inaugurated the robotic telescopes STELLA-I and STELLA-II (STELLar Activity) on Tenerife on May 18, 2006. The observatory is located on the Izaña ridge at an elevation of 2400 m near the German Vacuum Tower Telescope. STELLA consists of two 1.2 m alt-az telescopes. One telescope fiber feeds a bench-mounted high-resolution echelle spectrograph while the other telescope feeds a wide-field imaging photometer. Both scopes work autonomously by means of artificial intelligence. Not only that the telescopes are automated, but the entire observatory operates like a robot, and does not require any human presence on site. |
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