Rapid Eye Mount telescope
The Rapid Eye Mount telescope (REM) is a fully automatic, 60 cm aperture telescope located at ESO's La Silla Observatory at 2,400 metres altitude on the edge of the Atacama Desert in Chile. The telescope's aim is to catch the afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). REM is triggered by a signal from a high-energy satellite such as Swift and rapidly points to the detected location in the sky. It is operated for the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics since 2002.
The REM Telescope pointing at the Milky Way | |
| Alternative names | REM Telescope |
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| Part of | La Silla Observatory |
| Location(s) | Coquimbo Region, Chile |
| Coordinates | 29°15′S 70°44′W |
| Organization | National Institute for Astrophysics |
| Altitude | 2,375 m (7,792 ft) |
| Wavelength | 450 nm (670 THz)–2,300 nm (130 THz) |
| Built | 2002–2003 |
| First light | 25 September 2003 |
| Telescope style | optical telescope Ritchey–Chrétien telescope robotic telescope |
| Diameter | 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) |
| Secondary diameter | 0.23 m (9.1 in) |
| Angular resolution | 1.16 arcsecond |
| Focal length | 1.32 m (4 ft 4 in) |
| Mounting | altazimuth mount |
| Enclosure | dome |
| Website | www |
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