The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 46 Issue 1
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- Pages.61.1-61.1
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- 2021
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
OWL-Net: A global network of robotic telescopes
- Kim, Myung-Jin (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Yim, Hong-Suh (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Roh, Dong-Goo (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Choi, Jun (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Park, Jang-Hyun (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Kyeong, Jaemann (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Park, Young-Sik (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Jo, Jung Hyun (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Han, Wonyong (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Yu, Jiwoong (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Moon, Hong-Kyu (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Park, Yoon-Ho (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Cho, Sungki (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Choi, Yong-Jun (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
- Choi, Eun-Jung (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
- Published : 2021.04.13
Abstract
OWL-Net (Optical Wide-field patroL Network) is the first space situational awareness facility of its kind in South Korea which consists of five identical 0.5 m wide-field telescopes with 4K by 4K CCDs. The five stations are located in Mongolia, Morocco, Israel, United States, and South Korea. They are being operated in fully autonomous mode with the minimum human intervention. The primary objective of OWL-Net is to track Korean domestic satellites. In addition, it can be possible to conduct time-series photometry of bright solar system objects. We will present the system overview of the OWL-Net telescopes and progress report.
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