The Roles of Small Telescopes in a Virtual Observatory Environment
Abstract
The advent of the Virtual Observatory (VO) concept signals a pradigm shift in the way astronomy will be done in the era of information abundance and ubiquitous networking. Small telescopes will be playing a number of essential roles in this new research environment, probably contributing a major portion of all data taken in astronomy, both as surveying instruments, and as follow-up facilities. In this review we describe the VO concept and its background, and how small telescopes will fit in this emergent way of doing astronomy in the 21st century.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0208170,
title = {The Roles of Small Telescopes in a Virtual Observatory Environment},
author = {S. G. Djorgovski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0208170},
year = {2007}
}
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PDF file, 10 pages including 2 figures. An invited paper, to appear in: "Small Telescopes in the New Millenium. I. Perceptions, Productivity, and Priorities", ed. T. Oswalt, p. 85, Dordrecht: Kluwer, in press (2002)