Abstract

The Robotic Telescopes at the Centro de Astrobiologa (CAB, CSIC-INTA) are scientific installations dedicated mainly to observe and characterize exoplanets through the analysis of their transits. Over the last year, we have improved several characteristics of these telescopes. We have put great efforts into improving the accuracy of the observations through improved observation techniques and methods of analysis and data reduction. A new CCD with better QE and linearity has been installed. Also, a new Ströngrem filter has been set to provide enhanced capacities to the telescope. Finally, the primary and secondary mirror have been re-coated. In the case of the methodology to analyze the data, we have improved the tables of focus versus temperature and the procedures to compensate for the deviations on the image focusing. Although the main use of these telescopes is scientific, a significant amount of observation time is dedicated to outreach programs. We have developed an educative program based on simple scientific projects that students can carry out. In this paper we will go over these improvements and the new projects of Public Outreach.