The Role of Ground-Based Robotic Observatories in Satellite Projects

<table>An example of appearance of <i>INTEGRAL</i> sources in optical light as variable objects. IGR J12349-6434 <svg height="6.4625001" id="M179" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 10.1 6.4625001" width="10.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg> RT Cru (hard X-ray symbiotic star) in optical light on Leiden Franklin Adams Plates. The object exhibits violent (amplitude 3 magnitudes) optical brightness variations.</table>

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Figure 11: The Role of Ground-Based Robotic Observatories in Satellite Projects 