The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)

Martin J. Dyer; Kendall Ackley; Joe Lyman; Krzysztof Ulaczyk; Danny Steeghs; Duncan K. Galloway; Vik S Dhillon; Paul O'Brien; Gavin Ramsay; Kanthanakorn Noysena; Rubina Kotak; Rene Breton; Laura Nuttall; Enric Pallé; Don Pollacco

doi:10.1117/12.2629369

29 August 2022 The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)

Martin J. Dyer, Kendall Ackley, Joe Lyman, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, Danny Steeghs, Duncan K. Galloway, Vik S Dhillon, Paul O'Brien, Gavin Ramsay, Kanthanakorn Noysena, Rubina Kotak, Rene Breton, Laura Nuttall, Enric Pallé, Don Pollacco

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Proceedings Volume 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX; 121821Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629369
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Abstract

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is a wide-field telescope project focused on detecting optical counterparts to gravitational-wave sources. Each GOTO robotic mount holds eight 40 cm telescopes, giving an overall field of view of 40 square degrees. As of 2022 the first two GOTO mounts have been commissioned at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, Canary Islands, and construction of the second node with two additional 8-telescope mounts has begin at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. Once fully operational each GOTO mount will be networked to form a robotic, multi-site observatory, which will survey the entire visible sky every two nights and enable rapid follow-up detections of transient sources.

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Martin J. Dyer, Kendall Ackley, Joe Lyman, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, Danny Steeghs, Duncan K. Galloway, Vik S Dhillon, Paul O'Brien, Gavin Ramsay, Kanthanakorn Noysena, Rubina Kotak, Rene Breton, Laura Nuttall, Enric Pallé, and Don Pollacco "The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)", Proc. SPIE 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX, 121821Y (29 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629369

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