Liverpool Telescope Operational Phase
Lead Research Organisation:
Liverpool John Moores University
Department Name: Astrophysics Research Institute
Abstract
The Liverpool Telescope is the world's largest robotic telescope. As a robotic telescope, it operates on its own every night, carrying out a queue of observations defined by a wide community of astronomers. Robotic telescopes are particularly suitable for making repeated sequences of observations of time variable sources (monitoring), or for rapid response to objects which last only a short time, such as Novae, Supernovae and Gamma Ray Burst sources. This application is for continuation of funding for the maintenance and operation of the Liverpool Telescope, both in its role as a national facility and also as the primary component of RoboNet.
Publications
Schwarz G. J.
(2007)
The early spectrophotometric evolution of V1186 Scorpii (nova Scorpii 2004 no. 1)
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Ferrero P
(2006)
The GRB 060218/SN 2006aj event in the context of other gamma-ray burst supernovae
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Villata M
(2006)
The unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3 The WEBT campaign of 2004-2005
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Shalyapin V
(2008)
New two-colour light curves of Q0957+561: time delays and the origin of intrinsic variations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Guidorzi C
(2006)
The circumburst environment of a FRED GRB: study of the prompt emission and X-ray/optical afterglow of GRB 051111
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pandey S
(2006)
Multi-wavelength afterglow observations of the high redshift GRB 050730
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Guetta D
(2006)
The variable X-ray light curve of GRB 050713A: the case of refreshed shocks
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Larionov V
(2008)
Results of WEBT, VLBA and RXTE monitoring of 3C 279 during 2006-2007
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Goicoechea L
(2008)
Structure function of the UV variability of Q0957+561
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gibson N
(2008)
Updated parameters for the transiting exoplanet WASP-3b using RISE, a new fast camera for the Liverpool Telescope
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Title | Robotic Control Software |
Description | software developed to run the liverpool telescope in an autonomous fashion was licensed under GPL and released to Las Cumbres Observatory in return for 1200 hours guarenteed time on their telesopes. |
IP Reference | |
Protection | Copyrighted (e.g. software) |
Year Protection Granted | 2007 |
Licensed | Yes |
Impact | The robotic software is of course key to the whole operation of the telescope- without it the majority of the scientific papers produced would not have been possible. |