Automatic telescopes large and small
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Vol. 98 (604) , 618
- https://doi.org/10.1086/131802
Abstract
Completely automatic (unmanned) telescopes of small size are now being routinely used for photometry of brighter stars. The advantages of unmanned operation include lower operating costs and highly efficient operation in well-defined observational programs. While problems may exist in extending unmanned operation to larger ground-based optical telescopes and other sensory modes besides photometry, this extension is already underway.Keywords
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