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TAROT: Robotic observatories for gamma-ray bursts and other sources
- Source :
- Astronomical Notes / Astronomische Nachrichten, Astronomical Notes / Astronomische Nachrichten, 2008, 329, pp.275. ⟨10.1002/asna.200710921⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2008.
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Abstract
- TAROT (Telescopes a Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires) are two robotic observatories designed to observe the early optical counterpart of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) sources. As GRBs do not occur often, we use TAROT to observe other celestial targets: variable stars, minor-planets, supernovae, etc. In this paper we present the software tools presently used to manage the observations and to process and archive the data. We present also CADOR (Coordination et Analyse des Donnees des Observatoires Robotiques) which will centralize virtual observatory services associated to both TAROT telescopes. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
- Subjects :
- Physics
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Virtual observatory
Supernova
Space and Planetary Science
Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Variable star
[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Gamma-ray burst
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15213994 and 00046337
- Volume :
- 329
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Astronomische Nachrichten
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bccc91a4a07659fb3a6e247afdbc9370