Lulin Observatory (Chinese: 鹿林天文台; pinyin: Lùlín Tiānwéntái; lit. 'Deer Forest Astronomical Observatory') is an astronomical observatory operated by the Institute of Astronomy, National Central University in Taiwan.
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| Organization | National Central University | ||||
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| Observatory code | D35 | ||||
| Location | Mount Lulin, central Taiwan | ||||
| Coordinates | 23°28′07″N 120°52′25″E / 23.46861°N 120.87361°E | ||||
| Altitude | 2,862 m (9,390 ft) | ||||
| Weather | ~200 clear nights/year | ||||
| Established | 1999 | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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It is located at the summit of Mount Lulin, on the border of Chiayi County and Nantou County, near Yushan National Park. In 2007, Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3), which will come nearest the Earth on 24 February 2009, was found by this observatory.
The Lulin 1 meter had its first light in September 2002, after 10 years of development.[1]
Telescopes
- LOT Cassegrain telescope (D=1-m, f/8)
- SLT R-C telescope (D=0.40-m, f/8.8) by RC Optical Systems [2] or 76-cm Super Light Telescope (SLT)
- Four TAOS robotic telescopes (D=0.50-m, f/1.9)
Projects
- Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS)
- Lulin Emission Line Imaging Survey (LELIS)
Lulin Sky Survey (LUSS)
The Lulin Sky Survey searched for Near-Earth objects from 2006 to 2009.[3] The Lulin Sky Survey Telescope,[4] a 16-inch (41 cm) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope with a field of view of 27 arcminutes, was operated remotely from mainland China, with robotic software developed in-house.[5][6] In addition to searching for new objects, the survey refined the orbits of known minor planets and comets, and performed photometric analysis of a subset of objects.[6] The principal investigator, student Quan-Zhi Ye of Sun Yat-sen University, was awarded the 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant to develop the project.[3] Ye later identified a comet from images collected in July 2007 by collaborator Chi Sheng Lin; the unusual retrograde comet, formally named C/2007 N3, became known as Comet Lulin. It made its closest approach to Earth in February 2009.[7] Over the course of the survey, 781 new objects were discovered, including Comet Lulin and three fragments of commet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann.[6] The LUSS project benefited from its location at a longitude with few other observatories looking for minor planets.[6]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw/doc/lulin-poster20030416print.pdf
- ^ http://luss.y234.cn/overview.htm
- ^ a b Betts, Bruce (16 January 2015). "Sky survey grant helps lead to a space science career". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Lulin Observatory". Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Yang, T.C.; Ye, Q.; Lin, H.C.; Lin, C.S.; Ip, W.H (23 April 2006). "Introduction of Lulin Sky Survey (LUSS)" (slideshow). National Central University. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Ye, Quanzhi; Lin, H. (September 2009). "An Overview of Lulin Sky Survey". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved November 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Rao, Joe (6 February 2009). "Newfound Comet Lulin to Grace Night Skies". Space.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- W.S. Tsay, B. C. Chen, K.H. Chang, et al., 2001, “The NCU Lu-Lin Observatory”, in Proceedings of the IAU Colloquium 183 “Small-Telescope on Global Scales”, eds. W.P. Chen, C. Lemme, B. Paczynski, ASP.
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