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1997PASP..109..697S - Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 109, 697-706 (1997/June-0)

Wolfgang-amadeus: the University of Vienna twin automatic photoelectric telescope.

STRASSMEIER K.G., BOYD L.J., EPAND D.H. and GRANZER T.

Abstract (from CDS):

We describe the University of Vienna twin automatic photoelectric telescope (APT) located at the new Fairborn Observatory at Washington Camp in southern Arizona. Not only are the telescopes fully automatic, also the observatory itself is automatic. A site-control computer monitors weather sensors and operates the roof while the telescope control computer operates the photometer and accepts input files from and provides nightly observations to the astronomer; no direct operating personnel is needed. Both telescopes have 0.75-m primary mirrors, a CCD finder camera, and an environmentally controlled single-channel photoelectric photometer with filter combinations optimized for use in the blue (Wolfgang) and in the red (Amadeus) wavelength for asteroseismology of non-radially pulsating variables, and for monitoring asymtotic-giant-branch stars. Some first results are presented.

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Journal keyword(s): Astronomical Instrumentation

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