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The ROTSE-III Robotic Telescope System
C. W. Akerlof, M. C. B. Ashley, D. E. Casperson +12
The observation of a prompt optical flash from GRB990123 convincingly demonstrated the value of autonomous robotic telescope systems. Pursuing a program of rapid follow-up observat…
An Untriggered Search for Optical Bursts
Robert Kehoe, Carl Akerlof, Richard Balsano +11
We present an untriggered search for optical bursts with the ROTSE-I telephoto array. Observations were taken which monitor an effective 256 square degree field continuously over 1…
The ROTSE-IIIa Telescope System
D. A. Smith, C. Akerlof, M. C. B. Ashley +11
We report on the current operating status of the ROTSE-IIIa telescope, currently undergoing testing at Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico. It will be shipped to Siding…
Discovery of the CV ROTSE3 J015118.59-022300.1
D. A. Smith, C. Akerlof, M. C. B. Ashley +11
We report on the discovery of an outburst from a previously unknown high- latitude CV we designate ROTSE3 J015118.59-022300.1. The object was first detected on 2001 Oct 13.291 at m…