Bradford Robotic Telescope
The Bradford Robotic Telescope (BRT) is an autonomous astronomical telescope located at Teide Observatory, Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It is owned by the University of Bradford and was built between 2002 and 2004 for remote use by schools[1] and individuals worldwide. As of November 2009, the observatory has returned over 70,000 images and has more than 23,000 users.[2]
Instrumentation
The Bradford Robotic Telescope consists of three optical systems providing varying fields of view.[3] The hardware is mounted on a Paramount ME equatorial mount.
Galaxy camera
| Category |
Details |
| Camera |
FLI MicroLine fitted with an E2V CCD47-10. 1024 x 1024 pixels, each 13µm square |
| Filter |
FLI CFW-2 Eight position filter wheel |
| Focus |
Optec TCF-s Temperature Controlled Focuser |
| Optical |
Schmidt-Cassegrain Celestron C14 optical tube. 3910mm focal length, 355mm aperture at f/11. A Celestron focal reducer gives an effective focal length of 1877mm at f/5.3. |
| Field of view |
Approximately 24 arc minutes square |
Cluster camera
| Category |
Details |
| Camera |
FLI MaxCam CM2-1 fitted with an E2V CCD47-10. 1024 x 1024 pixels, each 13µm square |
| Filter |
FLI CFW-2 Eight position filter wheel |
| Focus |
Fixed focus point |
| Optical |
Nikon 200mm lens |
| Field of view |
Approximately 3 degrees square |
Constellation camera
| Category |
Details |
| Camera |
FLI MaxCam CM2-1 fitted with an E2V CCD47-10. 1024 x 1024 pixels, each 13µm square |
| Filter |
FLI CFW-2 Eight position filter wheel |
| Focus |
Fixed focus point |
| Optical |
Nikon 16mm lens at f/2.8 |
| Field of view |
Approximately 40 degrees square |
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