The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife
The Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) inaugurated the robotic telescopes STELLA-I and STELLA-II (STELLar Activity) on Tenerife on May 18, 2006. The observatory is located on the Izaña ridge at an elevation of 2400 m near the German Vacuum Tower...
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| author | Klaus G. Strassmeier Thomas Granzer Michael Weber Manfred Woche Emil Popow Arto Järvinen Janos Bartus Svend-Marian Bauer Frank Dionies Thomas Fechner Wilbert Bittner Jens Paschke |
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| description | The Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) inaugurated the robotic telescopes STELLA-I and STELLA-II (STELLar Activity) on Tenerife on May 18, 2006. The observatory is located on the Izaña ridge at an elevation of 2400 m near the German Vacuum Tower Telescope. STELLA consists of two 1.2 m alt-az telescopes. One telescope fiber feeds a bench-mounted high-resolution echelle spectrograph while the other telescope feeds a wide-field imaging photometer. Both scopes work autonomously by means of artificial intelligence. Not only that the telescopes are automated, but the entire observatory operates like a robot, and does not require any human presence on site. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9b50f23cf8674fe7ab50beb94fc471c22025-02-03T01:25:34ZengWileyAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772010-01-01201010.1155/2010/970306970306The STELLA Robotic Observatory on TenerifeKlaus G. Strassmeier0Thomas Granzer1Michael Weber2Manfred Woche3Emil Popow4Arto Järvinen5Janos Bartus6Svend-Marian Bauer7Frank Dionies8Thomas Fechner9Wilbert Bittner10Jens Paschke11Cosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyCosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, GermanyThe Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) inaugurated the robotic telescopes STELLA-I and STELLA-II (STELLar Activity) on Tenerife on May 18, 2006. The observatory is located on the Izaña ridge at an elevation of 2400 m near the German Vacuum Tower Telescope. STELLA consists of two 1.2 m alt-az telescopes. One telescope fiber feeds a bench-mounted high-resolution echelle spectrograph while the other telescope feeds a wide-field imaging photometer. Both scopes work autonomously by means of artificial intelligence. Not only that the telescopes are automated, but the entire observatory operates like a robot, and does not require any human presence on site.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/970306 |
| spellingShingle | Klaus G. Strassmeier Thomas Granzer Michael Weber Manfred Woche Emil Popow Arto Järvinen Janos Bartus Svend-Marian Bauer Frank Dionies Thomas Fechner Wilbert Bittner Jens Paschke The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife Advances in Astronomy |
| title | The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife |
| title_full | The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife |
| title_fullStr | The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife |
| title_full_unstemmed | The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife |
| title_short | The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife |
| title_sort | stella robotic observatory on tenerife |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/970306 |
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