Lulin Observatory
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| Observatory code | D35  |
| Location | Nantou County, Taiwan, TW |
| 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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The Lulin Observatory (Chinese: 鹿林天文台; pinyin: Lùlín Tiānwéntái, obs. code: D35) is an astronomical observatory operated by the Institute of Astronomy, National Central University in Taiwan.
It is located at the summit of Lulin Front Mountain 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 telescope had its first light in September 2002, after 10 years of development.[3]
In 2024, the Observatory completed its wildfire prevention efforts via its firebreak. The construction work was initiated back in 2001, though the work only started in 2019 owing to delays. It spans a width of approximately 30 meters.[4]
Telescopes
[edit]Operational (7)
[edit]- LOT (Lulin One-meter Telescope) Cassegrain telescope (D=1-m, f/8)[5][6]
- SLT (Seisi Lulin Telescope) R-C telescope (D=0.40-m, f/8.4) by RC Optical Systems[6][7]
- LWT (Lulin Widefield Telescope) Harmer-Wayne telescope (D=0.40-m, f/3.8) by Officina Stellare[8] with RiFAst Astrograph system
- RoLIFE (Robotic observatory for Lunar Impact Flash Exploration) telescope (D=0.30-m) with Taipei Astronomical Museum[9]
- LATTE (Lulin-ASIAA Telescope for Transients and Education) telescope (D=0.50-m, f/6.8) with ASIAA[4][10][11]
- Two RIFT (Robotic Imager For Transients) telescopes (D=0.50-m) with National Cheng Kung University[12][13]
Retired (6)
[edit]- SLT76 (Super Light Telescope) Cassegrain telescope (D=0.76-m, f/9)[6] by NCU and its collaborators
- Four TAOS robotic telescopes (D=0.50-m, f/1.9)
- L35 Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope (D=0.35-m, f/8.25)[6]
Projects
[edit]- Taiwanese–American Occultation Survey (TAOS)
- Lulin Emission Line Imaging Survey (LELIS)
- Exoearth Discovery & Exploration Network EDEN[14]
Lulin Sky Survey (LUSS)
[edit]The Lulin Sky Survey searched for near-Earth objects from 2006 to 2009.[15] The Lulin Sky Survey Telescope,[16] 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.[17][18] 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.[18] The principal investigator, student Quan-Zhi Ye of Sun Yat-sen University, was awarded the 2007 Shoemaker NEO Grant to develop the project.[15] 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.[19] Over the course of the survey, 781 new objects were discovered, including Comet Lulin and three fragments of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann.[18] The LUSS project benefited from its location at a longitude with few other observatories looking for minor planets.[18]
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ↑ "Lulin Observatory: About" (PDF). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- 1 2 "鹿林天文台及周邊設施防火帶建置林木移除作業" (PDF). 鹿林年報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)) (22). Taiwan: National Central University: 94.
- ↑ "關於". www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Lulin Observatory, National Central University. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "好山好水好宇宙，臺灣展望宇宙之眼： 鹿林天文臺——《蔚為奇談！宇宙人的天文百科》". PanSci 泛科學 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "Seisi Lulin Telescope". www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Lulin Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "Lulin Wide-Field Telescope". www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Lulin Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "RoLIFE Telescope". www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Lulin Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "LATTE Telescope". www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Lulin Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "列印本頁 - LATTE Lulin-ASIAA Telescope 拿鐵望遠鏡". familystar.org.tw. 親子觀星會. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "成功大學RIFT啟用". www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Lulin Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "RIFT Telescope". www.lulin.ncu.edu.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Lulin Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 4 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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