Research Article

Master Robotic Net

Table 1

Composition and specification of MASTER II telescope.

ItemParameterNumberRemarkSpecial name

Telescope (2 pieces)Diameter400 mmLight-beam diameterHamilton system (Santel 400)
Focus1 000 mm
Weight50 kgOn each side
Field of view square degreesFor an Apogee AltaU16 type CCD camera——

MountingWeight capacityUp to 100 kgGermanNTM
Maximum positioning speed30 deg/s——

DomeDiameter3.6 m
Weight500 kg

2 CCD camerasNumber of pixels pix for each
Pixel size9 microns
Image scale  per pix

Cloud SensorThe Boltwood Cloud Sensor II

GPSAccuracy of synchronization100 microseconds

ServerRAM8 Gb
ProcessorXion 54XX
HDDsRate 10Tb

Survey rate480 sq. deg/h

Limiting magnitude for 1-min exposure19 munder optimum astroclimatic conditions