• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.47-47
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• 2007

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.72.3-72.3
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• 2019

The observation of transient objects such as supernovae or variable stars requires a survey of the wide sky and quickly extracting the results. In accordance with this purpose, we have been developing an automatic observing software, KAOS (Kyung Hee University Automatic Observing Software) as a series. KAOS30 was the first series of KAOS and it was applied to the 30-inch platform at the McDonald Observatory in the United States of America. KAOS76 controls the 76-cm telescope at Kyung Hee Astronomical Observatory. In this poster, we introduce KAOS10 for controlling a portable telescope with a small aperture size attaching a guiding camera as QHY-5L II. Kyung Hee University auto-guiding package which includes the auto-guiding function for small aperture size telescope was also developed. Additionally, the Telescope Control Package(TCP) can communicate with the main server to do astrometry for pointing and identifying targets efficiently. KAOS10 has a universal interface that will be useful for the research of both amateurs and professionals.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.57.1-57.1
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• 2006

• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.104-120
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• 2021

Some optical schemes of lenses for spacecraft developed by the author are considered. The main optical characteristics of telescope lenses of various architectures are compared. We propose compact solutions of mirror, lens-mirror, and lens systems with maximum available angular resolutions and other parameters. Examples of calculating the optical systems of lenses used for various tasks both in the field of astronomy and in the field of remote sensing of the Earth and other planets are given. The example of onboard computer system is discussed. Practical recommendations on the development and use of telescope lenses are given.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.149-152
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• 2005

High-resolution telescope from space comprises electro-optical imagery with a ground resolution tying within the range of 1 to 5 meters. According to information documented in the literature up to now, most primary mirrors verified and flown in optical space missions have been lightweighted made from Zerodur, ULE, beryllium, SiC or aluminium. A trade off study was performed to determine as a &lightweighted& by factors like backside cell pattern, rib thickness, face thickness, mirror fixation device location and material and so on based on structural performance for primary mirror in submeter class spaceborne telescope.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.25.3-25.3
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• 2009

To search for the quasars at z > 7 in early universe, we are developing a optical camera which has a $1k\times1k$ deep depletion CCD chip, with later planned upgrade to HAWAII-2RG infrared array. We are going to attach the camera to the cassegrain focus of Otto Struve 2.1m telescope at McDonald observatory of University of Texas at Austin, USA. We present the design of a hardware interface to attach the CCD camera to the telescope. It consists of focal reducer, filter wheel, and guiding camera. Focal reducer is needed to reduce the long f-ratio (f/13.7) down to about 4 for wide field of view. The guiding camera design is based on that of DIAFI offset guider which developed for the McDonald 2.7m telescope.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.261-267
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• 1998

We present a feasibility study of a data receiving station in Korea to be used for a 50cm UV space telescope proposed by CSA. The feasibility was investigated by examining the spacecraft visibiligy from four different cities in Korea, based on the orbital characteristics of the proposed spacecraft, i.e. inclination of $28.5^{\circ}$and circular orbit altitude of 690km. The satellite can be accessed from Korea about 4 times a day, each pass having the duration of to 9 minutes depending on the elevation mask and the latitude of each site. Provided that the X-Band signal can be retrieved from $10^{\circ}$ elevation. this study demonstrates that a ground station placed in any of the four cities can be used for a reasonable backup downlink of the science data gathered by the proposed UV space telescope.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.100.1-100.1
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• 2014

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) has been participating in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project since 2009. In 2014, GMT project has passed its important milestones toward construction of the telescope and observatory facilities. We will report the recent achievements and current status of the project in this contribution.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.50.1-50.1
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• 2018

We present the development of tools for Echelle spectrograph of NYSC 1-m telescope. The eShel spectrograph(Shelyak) has operated at Deokheung Optical Astronomy Observatory since 2016. We carried out test observation in 2016 and completed the preprocessing and wavelength calibration of the spectroscopic data using IRAF. Based on the reduction process in IRAF, PySpecW, a set of tools for spectroscopic data was developed in 2017. PySpecW was optimized for NYSC 1m telescope, and written in Python for youth to use easily on any OS. PySpecW consists of preprocessing, aperture tracing, aperture extraction, wavelength calibration, and dispersion correction for extracted spectra.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.52.4-52.4
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• 2021

The 7-dimensional Telescope (7DT) is an innovative multiple telescope system that can perform a rapid identification of optical counterparts of gravitational-wave (GW) sources and a wide variety of other astronomical projects. This telescope is being developed as a part of the recently approved National Challenge program, the GW Universe project, with a full operation planned at the end of 2023. The word 7-dimension stands for x, y, z positions, the radial velocity, the time, the wavelength, and the flux of astronomical sources, implying the telescope's capability of performing time-series wide-field, IFU-type spectroscopic observations. The 7DT is composed of about twenty 0.5-m wide-field telescopes, and it can obtain spectral-imaging data at 40 different wavelengths to the depth of 20 AB mag with 3 min exposure for a given epoch. In this talk, we will introduce the telescope system, and outline its scientific capabilities with an emphasis on multi-messenger astronomy and a few other key science topics.