Las Cumbres Observatory
(LCO)
(world-wide network of telescopes)
Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) is a world-wide network
of telescopes with apertures in the 40 cm to 2 m range
(Together they are known as LGOGT, for
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope).
They are operated robotically, scheduled as a group, and
can carry out continuous multi-day observations.
Currently the network has seven sites spread throughout
the world. The individual sites each have one to five telescopes.
Some of the types of instruments:
- Sinstro - optical imagers (on 1 meter telescopes).
- NRES - high-resolution (i.e., 50000) spectrographs (on 1 meter telescopes).
- SBIG STX-6303 - optical imagers (on 40 cm telescopes).
- MuSCAT3 - four-channel optical imager.
Note: abbreviation LCO is also used for Las Campanas Observatory.
(observatory,distributed,ground)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Cumbres_Observatory
https://lco.global/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011IAUS..276..553S/abstract
Referenced by pages:
Haleakala Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory (LCO)
Siding Spring Observatory (SSO)
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
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