MONET-South telescope
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The MONET-South telescope is a remotely operated, medium-sized optical research telescope located at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s Sutherland site, used for educational and scientific observing programs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
optical telescope
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remotely operated telescope ⓘ research telescope ⓘ robotic telescope ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | MONET-North telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApertureClass | medium-sized telescope ⓘ |
| hasHostObservatory | South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| hasObservationMode |
remote observing via internet
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robotic queue scheduling ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMirrorDiameter | 1.2 m ⓘ |
| hasScientificGoal |
exoplanet transit observations
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gamma-ray burst afterglow follow-up ⓘ monitoring variable stars ⓘ supernova follow-up ⓘ |
| hasSiteAltitude | approximately 1800 m ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | global network of robotic telescopes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South African Astronomical Observatory, Sutherland
NERFINISHED
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Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
NERFINISHED
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South African Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | MONET project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsProgram | school and university outreach projects ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical research
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educational observing programs ⓘ follow-up observations of transient objects ⓘ student training in observational astronomy ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | optical ⓘ |
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