Open AccessTHE 4 M NEW ROBOTIC TELESCOPE PROJECT: AN UPDATED REPORT
Author(s) -
C. M. Gutiérrez,
M.E. Torres,
A.J. Oria,
J. J. Fernández-Valdivia,
Jeannie Callum,
David C. Copley,
C. M. Copperwheat,
J. de Cos Juez,
Andrés Franco,
Y. Fan,
A. García Piñero,
E. J. Harvey,
Helen Jermak,
Xiangxiang Jiang,
J. H. Knapen,
A. McGrath,
A.A. Ranjbar,
R. Rebolo,
Richard Currie Smith,
I. A. Steele,
Z. Wang,
X. Wu,
Dong Xu,
Suijian Xue,
Wenqiang Yuan,
Y. Zheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista mexicana de astronomía y astrofísica. serie de conferencias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1405-2059
DOI - 10.22201/ia.14052059p.2021.53.03
Subject(s) - telescope , observatory , instrumentation (computer programming) , aperture (computer memory) , remote sensing , systems engineering , scientific instrument , computer science , physics , optics , aerospace engineering , astronomy , engineering , geology , operating system , acoustics
The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) is an international collaboration to build and operate a 4m diameter fully robotic telescope. The telescope will take advantage of the superb atmospheric conditions at the Observatory of the Roque de los Muchachos (ORM). In conjunction with a large aperture, entirely robotic operation, quick response, and a set of versatile instrumentation in the optical and near-infrared this guarantees a high scientific impact focused mainly in the area of time domain astronomy. This paper presents the scientific motivation and the status of the project, discussing possible technical solutions under evaluation for the optics, mechanics and control system.