The Lulin Observatory (Chinese: 鹿林天文台; pinyin: Lùlín Tiānwéntái; lit. 'Deer Forest Astronomical Observatory', obs. code: D35) is an astronomical observatory operated by the Institute of Astronomy, National Central University in Taiwan.
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| Observatory code | D35  |
| Location | Nantou County, Taiwan Province, ROC |
| Coordinates | 23°28′09″N 120°52′22″E / 23.469294°N 120.8726848°E |
| Altitude | 2,862 m (9,390 ft) |
| Established | 13 January 1999 |
| Website | www |
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It is located at the summit of Mount Lulin in Xinyi Township, Nantou County. In 2007, Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3), was found by this observatory, and became the first comet discovered by a Taiwanese researcher.[1] The minor planet 147918 Chiayi was also discovered here.[2]
The Lulin 1 meter had its first light in September 2002, after 10 years of development.[3]
Telescopes
edit- LOT Cassegrain telescope (D=1-m, f/8)
- SLT R-C telescope (D=0.40-m, f/8.8) by RC Optical Systems[4] or 76-cm Super Light Telescope (SLT)
- Four TAOS robotic telescopes (D=0.50-m, f/1.9)
Projects
edit- Taiwanese–American Occultation Survey (TAOS)
- Lulin Emission Line Imaging Survey (LELIS)
- Exoearth Discovery & Exploration Network EDEN[5]
Lulin Sky Survey (LUSS)
editThe Lulin Sky Survey searched for near-Earth objects from 2006 to 2009.[6] The Lulin Sky Survey Telescope,[7] a 16-inch (41 cm) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope with a field of view of 27 arcminutes, was operated remotely from mainland China, with robotic software developed in-house.[8][9] In addition to searching for new objects, the survey refined the orbits of known minor planets and comets, and performed photometric analysis of a subset of objects.[9] The principal investigator, student Quan-Zhi Ye of Sun Yat-sen University, was awarded the 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant to develop the project.[6] Ye later identified a comet from images collected in July 2007 by collaborator Chi Sheng Lin; the unusual retrograde comet, formally named C/2007 N3, became known as Comet Lulin. It made its closest approach to Earth in February 2009.[10] Over the course of the survey, 781 new objects were discovered, including Comet Lulin and three fragments of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann.[9] The LUSS project benefited from its location at a longitude with few other observatories looking for minor planets.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hirsch, Max (28 July 2007). "Local star-gazer discovers comet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Minor planet officially named 'Chiayi'". Taipei Times. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw/doc/lulin-poster20030416print.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Gibbs, Aidan; Bixel, Alex; Rackham, Benjamin V.; Apai, Dániel; Schlecker, Martin; Espinoza, Néstor; Mancini, Luigi; Chen, Wen-Ping; Henning, Thomas; Gabor, Paul; Boyle, Richard (1 April 2020). "EDEN: Sensitivity Analysis and Transiting Planet Detection Limits for Nearby Late Red Dwarfs". The Astronomical Journal. 159 (4): 169. arXiv:2002.10017. Bibcode:2020AJ....159..169G. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab7926. hdl:10150/641021. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 211258746.
- ^ a b Betts, Bruce (16 January 2015). "Sky survey grant helps lead to a space science career". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Lulin Observatory". Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Yang, T.C.; Ye, Q.; Lin, H.C.; Lin, C.S.; Ip, W.H (23 April 2006). "Introduction of Lulin Sky Survey (LUSS)". National Central University. Archived from the original (slideshow) on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Ye, Quanzhi; Lin, H. (September 2009). "An Overview of Lulin Sky Survey". AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #41. 41. American Astronomical Society: 34.09. Bibcode:2009DPS....41.3409Y.
- ^ Rao, Joe (6 February 2009). "Newfound Comet Lulin to Grace Night Skies". Space.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- W.S. Tsay, B. C. Chen, K.H. Chang, et al., 2001, “The NCU Lu-Lin Observatory”, in Proceedings of the IAU Colloquium 183 “Small-Telescope on Global Scales”, eds. W.P. Chen, C. Lemme, B. Paczynski, ASP.
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