The Wide-field Photometric System of the Nanshan One-meter Telescope
Chunhai Bai,
Guojie Feng,
Xuan Zhang
et al.
Abstract:The Nanshan One-meter Wide-field Telescope (NOWT) is a prime focus system located at Nanshan Station of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatories (XAO). The field of view(FOV) was designed to 1.5 • × 1.5 • , and Johnson-Cousins UBVRI system was chosen as the main Filter set. The telescope has been providing observation services for astronomers since Sept. 2013. Variable source searching and time-domain surveys are the main scientific goals. The system's test results are reported including linearity, dark current, bi… Show more
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