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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The RCT 1.3 m robotic telescope: Broadband color transformation and extinction calibration
Astronomical Journal, Volume 147, No. 3, Article 49, Year 2014
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The Robotically Controlled Telescope (RCT) 1.3 m telescope, formerly known as the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) 50 inch telescope, has been refurbished as a fully robotic telescope, with an autonomous scheduler to take full advantage of the observing site without the requirement of a human presence. Here we detail the current configuration of the RCT and present, as a demonstration of its high-priority science goals, the broadband UBVRI photometric calibration of the optical facility. In summary, we find the linear color transformation and extinction corrections to be consistent with similar optical KPNO facilities, to within a photometric precision of 10% (at 1σ). While there were identified instrumental errors that likely added to the overall uncertainty, associated with since-resolved issues in engineering and maintenance of the robotic facility, a preliminary verification of this calibration gave a good indication that the solution is robust, perhaps to a higher precision than this initial calibration implies. The RCT has been executing regular science operations since 2009 and is largely meeting the science requirements set during its acquisition and redesign. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Authors & Co-Authors
Strolger, Louis Gregory
United States, Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Carini, Michael T.
United States, Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University
Engle, Scott G.
United States, Villanova
Villanova University
Guinan, Edward F.
United States, Villanova
Villanova University
Laney, Clifton David
United States, Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University
McGruder, Charles H.
United States, Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University
Statistics
Citations: 3
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/0004-6256/147/3/49
ISSN:
00046256
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Approach
Quantitative