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2.11 ROTSE
Figure 2-13 Nearby ROTSE Enclosure
The ROTSE (Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment) enclosure is situated just a few metres
from the APT building. The ROTSE Telescope, like the APT has a wide field of view (1.8 x 1.8
degrees) and is equipped with a very fast slewing mounting. This makes it ideal for tracking
Gamma Ray Bursts, as discussed in Appendix E.3. When it is fully operational , ROTSE will share
much of the hardware and infrastructure of the APT system.
Currently installed in the ROTSE enclosure is a PC
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used to provide weather information, the
telescope itself was expected to arrive in early October 2002. However, at the time of writing
ROTSE is still being prepared for shipment at Los Alames National Laboratory, New Mexico.
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