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The LCOGT Network

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2011

Avi Shporer ,
Tim Brown ,
Tim Lister ,
Rachel Street ,
Yiannis Tsapras ,
Federica Bianco ,
Benjamin Fulton  and
Andy Howell
Avi Shporer
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
Tim Brown
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
Tim Lister
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
Rachel Street
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
Yiannis Tsapras
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
Federica Bianco
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
Benjamin Fulton
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
Andy Howell
Affiliation:
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA; http://lcogt.net email: ashporer@lcogt.net
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Abstract

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Motivated by the increasing need for observational resources for the study of time varying astronomy, the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) is a private foundation, whose goal is to build a global network of robotic telescopes for scientific research and education. Once completed, the network will become a unique tool, capable of continuous monitoring from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The network currently includes 2 × 2.0 m telescopes, already making an impact in the field of exoplanet research. In the next few years they will be joined by at least 12 × 1.0 m and 20 × 0.4 m telescopes. The increasing amount of LCOGT observational resources in the coming years will be of great service to the astronomical community in general, and the exoplanet community in particular.

Keywords

telescopestechniques: photometricplanetary systems
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S276: The Astrophysics of Planetary Systems: Formation, Structure, and Dynamical Evolution , October 2010 , pp. 553 - 555
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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