NDLI: The Jay Baum Rich telescope: a Centurion 28 at the Wise Observatory

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Author	Brosch, ah Kaspi, Shai Niv, Saar Manulis, Ilan
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	We describe the third telescope of the Wise Observatory, a 0.70-m Centurion 28 (C28IL) installed in 2013 and named the Jay Baum Rich telescope to enhance significantly the wide-field imaging possibilities of the observatory. The telescope operates from a 5.5-m diameter dome and is equipped with a large-format red-sensitive CCD camera, offering a ∼one square degree imaged field sampled at $0''.83~\mbox{pixel}^{-1}$ . The telescope was acquired to provide an alternative to the existing 1-m telescope for studies such as microlensing, photometry of transiting exo-planets, the follow-up of supernovae and other optical transients, and the detection of very low surface brightness extended features around galaxies.The operation of the C28IL is robotic, requiring only the creation of a night observing plan that is loaded in the afternoon prior to the observations. The entire facility was erected for a component and infrastructure cost of well under 300 k$ and a labor investment of about two person-year. The successful implementation of the C28IL, at a reasonable cost, demonstrates the viability of small telescopes in an age of huge light-collectors.
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Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0004640X
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume Number	359
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	1572946X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-09-15
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Telescopes Astrophysics and Astroparticles Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Cosmology Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences Astrobiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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