ROTSE-III Turkey

GENERAL Check Main Site	LOCAL SITE (Turkish)
"The Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE) is dedicated to observation and detection of optical transients on time scales of seconds to days. The emphasis is on gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most powerful explosions in our Universe. The ROTSE equipment is quite modest by the standards of modern optical astronomy but the wide field of view and the fast response permit measurements inaccessible to more conventional instruments. This Web site is devoted to describing our science objectives, the instruments for obtaining data, the techniques for extracting significant information and, finally, some of our conclusions. In the process, we hope to give the visitor a chance to glimpse some of our activities at close hand." The ROTSE-III program involves establishing fully automated, robotic telescopes in sites around the world to facilitate uniform, rapid follow-up of celestial transient events, removing the necessity for the earth to rotate and bring the source location into the field of view of a particular site. [Australia] [Namibia] [Turkey] [United States] Turkey hosts one of the ROTSE-III instuments at Turkish National Observatory Site located at BAKIRLITEPE.
STATUS	May 2004
05/05/2004: ROTSE-IIId enclosure is installed on site (Sep, 2003); ROTSE Telescope and other accessories placed on Nov 2003. Installation of CCD camera, alignments and tests are going now. ROTSE IIId will be operational by June 2004. Here are some pictures.
CONTACT	Apr 2002
Name Address Phone Email Address Umit Kiziloglu METU (90) 312 210 3275 umk@astroa.physics.metu.edu.tr M. Emin Ozel COMU (90) 374 253 4642 m.e.ozel@comu.edu.tr Zeki Aslan TUG (90) 242 227 8401 aslan@tug.tug.tubitak.gov.tr Ersin Gögüs SU (90) 216 483 9590 ersing@sabanciuniv.edu.tr We have several collaborators in various universities and institutes. Here is the list.
LINKS	Apr 2002

ROTSE	Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment Main Site
ROTSE-Local	Local Site (Turkish, passwd required)
TUG	Turkish National Observatory Site, ANTALYA
TUG-Local	Site Info	BAKIRLITEPE (Turkish)