New Robotic Telescope: The big eye to observe the transient Universe
Abstract
NRT is an international project to build and operate the world's largest robotic telescope. The telescope will have a segmented primary mirror with an equivalent diameter of 4 m, a set of simultaneously mounted optical and near-infrared instruments, and a response time of less than 30 seconds. The project builds on the experience gained with the successful twenty-year operation of the Liverpool telescope, and with the GTC optics and control system. All of the above together with the excellent conditions for astronomical observation of La Palma, represents a solid base and guarantees that NRT will be one of the leading facilities in the field of time domain astronomy. This contribution will analyze the current status of the project with special emphasis on the development of its optics, and the plans for its construction and operation.
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@article{arxiv.2603.04151,
title = {New Robotic Telescope: The big eye to observe the transient Universe},
author = {C. M. Gutiérrez and J. Barrera and J. Bento and D. Copley and C. M. Copperwheat and F. J. De Cos and M. Escriche and J. J. Fernández-Valdivia and A. P. Garner and J. Gracia and D. G. Heffernan-Clarke and H. E. Jermak and J. León Gil and A. M. McGrath and C. Miossec and A. Oria and A. Ranjbar and R. Rebolo and C. Rodríguez-Pereira and F. Sánchez-Lasheras and R. J. Smith and I. A. Steele and M. Torres},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.04151},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
7 pages, 7 figures, Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories (AstroRob 2023)