Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research (ROVOR)
Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research (ROVOR)
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可变物体研究远程天文台（ROVOR）
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2008
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Jonathan Barnes
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J. Moody;B. Boizelle;K. Bates;Bret Little;T. McCombs;J. Nelson;C. J. Pace;C. J. Pace;R. Pearson;R. Pearson;J. Harrison;J. Harrison;Peter J. Brown;Peter J. Brown;Jonathan Barnes
专门为光度监测而建造的天文台使人们有可能了解物体在时间尺度上的时间性质，这在历史上是很难实现的。我们报道了一个这样的天文台，可变天体研究远程天文台(ROVOR)，它的建造是为了能够对更亮的天体进行长期和快速的节奏观测。ROVOR是一台0.4米光学望远镜，位于犹他州中部，于2008年开始进行科学观测。原理研究一直在监测闪耀星、X射线双星、活动星系核(AGN)，以及偶尔出现的伽马射线爆发余辉。我们描述了天文台、它的控制系统和独特的屋顶。
Observatories constructed solely for photometric monitoring make it possible to understand the temporal nature of objects over time scales that historically have been difficult to achieve. We report on one such observatory, the Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research (ROVOR), which was constructed to enable both long-term and rapid cadence observations of brighter objects. ROVOR is an 0.4 m optical telescope located in central Utah and commissioned for scientific observations in 2008. Principle research has been monitoring blazars, x-ray binaries, active galactic nuclei (AGNs), and an occasional gamma-ray burst afterglow. We describe the observatory, its control system, and unique roof.