La Silla TAROT telescope
The 25cm TAROT telescope on La Silla is designed to react very quickly when a Gamma-ray burst is detected: 8sec 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.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | tarot_lasilla201201b |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 22 April 2013, 12:05 |
| Size: | 1804 x 1222 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Télescope à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | La Silla |
