The Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System (BOOTES)
A. J. Castro‐Tirado, J. Soldán, M. Bernas, Petr Páta, Tomáš Rezek, R. Hudec, T. J. Mateo Sanguino, B. de la Morena, J. Á. Berná, Juan Rodríguez, Arthur Dela Peña, J. Gorosabel, J. M. Más-Hesse, Á. Giménez
- Year
- 1999
- Citations
- 66
- Access
- Open access
Abstract
The Burst Observer and Optical Transient Explo ring System (BOOTES) is considered as a part of the preparations for the ESA's satellite INTEGRAL, and is currently being developed in Spain, in collaboration with two Czech institutions. It makes use of two sets of wide-field cameras 240 kms apart, and two robotic 0.3-m telescopes. The first obser ving station (BOOTES-1) is located in Huelva (Spain) and the first light was obtained in July 1998. During the test phase, it has provided rapid follow-up observations for 5 GRBs detected by the BATSE aboard the CGRO. The system will fully operate in late 1999.
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