The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring System
We describe the first light of a new 9-channel wide-field optical monitoring system with sub-second temporal resolution, Mini-MegaTORTORA, which is being tested now at the Special Astrophysical Observatory in Russian Caucasus. The system is able to observe the sky simultaneously in either wide (~900...
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| author | Biryukov A. Beskin G. Karpov S. Bondar S. Ivanov E. Katkova E. Perkov A. Sasyuk V. |
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| description | We describe the first light of a new 9-channel wide-field optical monitoring system with sub-second temporal resolution, Mini-MegaTORTORA, which is being tested now at the Special Astrophysical Observatory in Russian Caucasus. The system is able to observe the sky simultaneously in either wide (~900 deg2) or narrow (~100 deg2) fields of view, either in clear light or with any combination of color (Johnson B, V or R) and polarimetric filters installed, with exposure times ranging from 100 ms to 100 s. The primary goal of the system is the detection of rapid (with sub-second characteristic time scales) optical transients, but it may be also used for studying variability of sky objects over longer time scales. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de2abab962824d8a8876779ab4b8afe32022-12-21T20:04:04ZengDe GruyterOpen Astronomy2543-63762015-03-0124110010810.1515/astro-2017-0208astro-2017-0208The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring SystemBiryukov A.0Beskin G.1Karpov S.2Bondar S.3Ivanov E.4Katkova E.5Perkov A.6Sasyuk V.7 Sternberg Astronomical Institute of M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 13 Universitetskij pr., Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation Special Astrophysical Observatory, Karachai-Cherkessia, Nizhnij Arkhyz, 369167 Russian Federation Special Astrophysical Observatory, Karachai-Cherkessia, Nizhnij Arkhyz, 369167 Russian Federation Precision Systems and Instruments Corp., 53 Aviamotornaya str., Moscow, 111024 Russian Federation Precision Systems and Instruments Corp., 53 Aviamotornaya str., Moscow, 111024 Russian Federation Precision Systems and Instruments Corp., 53 Aviamotornaya str., Moscow, 111024 Russian Federation Precision Systems and Instruments Corp., 53 Aviamotornaya str., Moscow, 111024 Russian Federation Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya str., Kazan, 420008 Russian FederationWe describe the first light of a new 9-channel wide-field optical monitoring system with sub-second temporal resolution, Mini-MegaTORTORA, which is being tested now at the Special Astrophysical Observatory in Russian Caucasus. The system is able to observe the sky simultaneously in either wide (~900 deg2) or narrow (~100 deg2) fields of view, either in clear light or with any combination of color (Johnson B, V or R) and polarimetric filters installed, with exposure times ranging from 100 ms to 100 s. The primary goal of the system is the detection of rapid (with sub-second characteristic time scales) optical transients, but it may be also used for studying variability of sky objects over longer time scales.https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0208instrumentation: photometersmethods: observationaltechniques: photometric |
| spellingShingle | Biryukov A. Beskin G. Karpov S. Bondar S. Ivanov E. Katkova E. Perkov A. Sasyuk V. The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring System Open Astronomy instrumentation: photometers methods: observational techniques: photometric |
| title | The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring System |
| title_full | The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring System |
| title_fullStr | The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring System |
| title_full_unstemmed | The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring System |
| title_short | The First Light of Mini-MegaTORTORA Wide-Field Monitoring System |
| title_sort | first light of mini megatortora wide field monitoring system |
| topic | instrumentation: photometers methods: observational techniques: photometric |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0208 |
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