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PIRATE

PIRATE. PIRATE. The pi CETL R obotic A stronomical T elescope E xplorer Ulrich Kolb, Rob Lucas, Vadim Burwitz. PIRATE site Observatori Astronomic de Mallorca (OAM) host observatory of SXR208. Longitude E   2° 57' 06'' Latitude    N 39° 38' 38'' Altitude     203 m.

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PIRATE

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  1. PIRATE

  2. PIRATE The piCETL Robotic Astronomical Telescope Explorer Ulrich Kolb, Rob Lucas, Vadim Burwitz

  3. PIRATE site • Observatori Astronomic de Mallorca (OAM) • host observatory of SXR208 Longitude E   2° 57' 06''Latitude    N 39° 38' 38''Altitude     203 m

  4. Main telescopeCelestron 14 14 inch (35.6 cm) aperturefocal length 3910 mm SBIG camera STL1001E 1024 x 1024 pixels @ 24µm 22 arc min field of view 8 position filter wheel

  5. GuiderscopeCelestronaperture 80mm focal length 600mm SBIG camera ST402 ME 765 x 510 pixels @ 9µm 40 arcmin field of view Mount Paramount ME (German equatorial mount)

  6. The teaching context • 3rd level: S382 Astrophysics, module 2 • One of a choice of 2 projects • Groups of 4-6 use PIRATE in direct mode • Selection, monitoring and classification of unclassified variable stars in the WASP archive • 2nd level: S282, tutor-led practical activity in direct mode • Traditional university context (Leicester): • Lab course • Project tool

  7. 0 0.775 1.55 relative magnitude 1 mag 3.10 24 23 22 hours since 2008-08-02 0h UT (JD 2454680.5) lightcurve of the magnetic cataclysmic variable HU Aqr (30 sec exposures, 172 frames, clear filter) 2.0868 h orbital period, 14.6-16.1 mag maximum brightness

  8. A WASP-detected transiting exoplanet (unpublished) data taken by Stefan Holmes

  9. The teaching context • Outreach: demonstrate physics of the Universe • 1st level: demonstration tool for “Online astronomy” sessions

  10. all-sky camera view: good night (but full moon) all-sky camera: bad night (and moon!)

  11. PIRATE – a 14 inch telescope

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