We present a novel approach to the determination of the pointing of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) using the trajectories of the stars in...
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PublicationStar tracking for pointing determination of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes. Application to the Large-Sized Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
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PublicationSTARE operations experience and its data quality control
The STARE instrument was the first to detect the transits of an extrasolar planet in 1999. To date it has performed one of the longest running searches for...
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PublicationStatistical structure of the atmospheric optical turbulence at Teide Observatory from recalibrated generalized SCIDAR data
The characterization of the optical turbulence structure at an astronomical site requires a proper data base of the refractive-index structure constant, ?. Our...
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PublicationStatistics and analysis of high-altitude wind above the Canary Islands observatories
High-altitude wind has been recently proposed as an important parameter to be taken into account for astronomical site selection. We present here comprehensive...
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PublicationStatus and scientific performance of Elmer, a multi-purpose instrument for the GTC
ELMER is an instrument for the GTC designed to observe between 365 and 1000 nm. The observing modes for the instrument at Day One shall be: Imaging, Long Slit...
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PublicationStellar and ionized gas kinematics of the interacting Seyfert 1.9 galaxy NGC 2992
Integral field spectroscopy in the central 16''x 12'' (2.4 kpc x 1.8 kpc, if H0 = 75 km s-1 Mpc-1) of the Seyfert 1.9 galaxy NGC 2992 has been obtained using...
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PublicationStellar Observations Network Group: The prototype is nearly ready
The prototype telescope and instruments for the Stellar Observations Network Group (SONG) are nearing completion at the Observatorio del Teide on Tenerife. In...
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PublicationStrategy for the Inversion of Hinode Spectropolarimetric Measurements in the Quiet Sun
In this paper we propose an inversion strategy for the analysis of spectropolarimetric measurements taken by Hinode in the quiet Sun. The Spectro-Polarimeter of...
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PublicationSubmillimeter Polarization Spectrum in the Vela C Molecular Cloud
Polarization maps of the Vela C molecular cloud were obtained at 250, 350, and 500 μm during the 2012 flight of the balloon-borne telescope BLASTPol. These...