Status of the Pi of the Sky telescopes in Spain and Chile

A. Majcher; T. Batsch; A. J. Castro-Tirado; A. Ćwiek; H. Czyrkowski; M. Ćwiok; R. Dąbrowski; M. Jelínek; G. Kasprowicz; K. Małek; L. Mankiewicz; K. Nawrocki; Ł. Obara; R. Opiela; L. W. Piotrowski; M. Siudek; M. Sokołowski; R. Wawrzaszek; G. Wrochna; M. Zaremba; A. F. Żarnecki

doi:10.1117/12.2205907

11 September 2015 Status of the Pi of the Sky telescopes in Spain and Chile

A. Majcher, T. Batsch, A. J. Castro-Tirado, A. Ćwiek, H. Czyrkowski, M. Ćwiok, R. Dąbrowski, M. Jelínek, G. Kasprowicz, K. Małek, L. Mankiewicz, K. Nawrocki, Ł. Obara, R. Opiela, L. W. Piotrowski, M. Siudek, M. Sokołowski, R. Wawrzaszek, G. Wrochna, M. Zaremba, A. F. Żarnecki

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Proceedings Volume 9662, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2015; 966219 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2205907
Event: XXXVI Symposium on Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments (Wilga 2015), 2015, Wilga, Poland

Abstract

"Pi of the Sky" is a system of wide field of view robotic telescopes, which search for short timescale astrophysical phenomena, especially for prompt optical GRB emission. The system was designed for autonomous operation, monitoring a large fraction of the sky with 12^m-13^m range and time resolution of the order of 1 - 10 seconds. For now there are two working "Pi of the Sky" observatories: in San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and near Mazagón in Southern Spain. In this paper we report on the status of the project, as well as recent observation of asteroid 2004BL₈₆, which passed the Earth in late January 2015, DG CVn outburst in 2014, satellites observations and our future plans.

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A. Majcher, T. Batsch, A. J. Castro-Tirado, A. Ćwiek, H. Czyrkowski, M. Ćwiok, R. Dąbrowski, M. Jelínek, G. Kasprowicz, K. Małek, L. Mankiewicz, K. Nawrocki, Ł. Obara, R. Opiela, L. W. Piotrowski, M. Siudek, M. Sokołowski, R. Wawrzaszek, G. Wrochna, M. Zaremba, and A. F. Żarnecki "Status of the Pi of the Sky telescopes in Spain and Chile", Proc. SPIE 9662, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2015, 966219 (11 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2205907

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