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Rapid Action Telescope for Transient Objects
This image shows the 25cm Télescope à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires— Rapid Action Telescope for Transient Objects — (TAROT) telescope on La Silla. The telescope is designed to react very quickly when a Gamma-ray burst is detected: 8 sec after it receives the alert, TAROT will be observing it. This is critical, as the Gamma-ray bursts are very short events. A twin TAROT telescope is located on the Calern observatory, in France. Both are operated by a consortium lead by Michel Boër (Observatoire de Haute Provence). TAROT stands for Télescopes à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires.
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About the Image
| Id: | klotz-3 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 30 July 2013, 15:32 |
| Size: | 1544 x 1028 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Télescope à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires |
| Type: | • Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope • X - La Silla |
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