Splinter Meeting ATNG
Exploring the power of optical telescope arrays
Time: Thursday September 14, 14:00-15:45
CEST (UTC+2)
Room: H 2036
Convenor(s): David Berge [1,2],
Anna Franckowiak [3],
Marek Kowalski [1,2],
Ansgar Reiners [4]
[1] HU Berlin,
[2] DESY,
[3] Uni Bochum,
[4] Uni Göttingen
Various observatories consisting of arrays of small, commercially available telescope with largely of-the-shell instrumentation have recently been proposed or are under construction. They offer wide-fields of view to explore the variable and transient sky with a high cadence. Variations of these concepts also allow for polarimetry, multi-band photometry or spectroscopy. Besides being an economic solution for collecting visual light, their advantage lies in the flexibility to dedicate sub-sets of telescopes to individual targets. In this splinter meeting, we will discuss concepts and prototype realizations, as well as the science enabled by these novel optical telescope arrays. The session will also contain the annual meeting of ATNG (Astronomical Telescope Network Germany, http://atng.uni-goettingen.de).
Program
Thursday September 14, 14:00-15:45
Exploring the power of optical telescope arrays (H 2036)
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