The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey: The Multi-Telescope Robotic Observatory

The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) operates four fully automatic telescopes to search for occultations of stars by Kuiper Belt Objects. It is a versatile facility that is also useful for the study of initial optical GRB afterglows. This paper provides a detailed description of the TAOS...

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Published in:Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2009-02, Vol.121 (876), p.138-152
Main Authors: Lehner, M. J., Wen, C.-Y., Wang, J.-H., Marshall, S. L., Schwamb, M. E., Zhang, Z.-W., Bianco, F. B., Giammarco, J., Porrata, R., Alcock, C., Axelrod, T., Byun, Y.-I., Chen, W. P., Cook, K. H., Dave, R., King, S.-K., Lee, T., Lin, H.-C., Wang, S.-Y., Rice, J. A., de Pater, I.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomical objects
Astronomy
Cameras
Computer software
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Kuiper belt objects
Occultation
Pixels
Reflecting telescopes
Stars
Telescopes
Weather
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Summary:The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) operates four fully automatic telescopes to search for occultations of stars by Kuiper Belt Objects. It is a versatile facility that is also useful for the study of initial optical GRB afterglows. This paper provides a detailed description of the TAOS multi-telescope system, control software, and high-speed imaging.
ISSN:0004-6280
1538-3873
DOI:10.1086/597516