"Pi of the Sky" telescopes in Spain and Chile

M. Zaremba1*, T. Batsch2, A. J. Castro-Tirado3, H. Czyrkowski4, M. Cwiok4, R. Dabrowski4, M. Jelínek3, G. Kasprowicz5, A. Majcher2, A. Majczyna2, K. Malek6, L. Mankiewicz6, K. Nawrocki2, R. Opiela6, L. W. Piotrowski4, M. Sokołowski2, M. Siudek6, R. Wawrzaszek7, G. Wrochna2, A. F. Źarnecki
1Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
2National Centre for Nuclear Research, Hoza 69, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
3Instituto de Astrofisíca de Andalucía CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, E-18080 Granada, Spain
4Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Hoza 69, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
5Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
6Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotnikow 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
77Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland

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Abstract

"Pi of the Sky" is a system of robotic telescopes designed for observations of short timescale astrophysical phenomena, like prompt optical emission of GRBs. The apparatus is designed to monitor a large fraction of the sky with 12-13 mag range and time resolution of the order of 1-10 seconds. In October 2010 the first unit of the new "Pi of the Sky" detector system was successfully installed in the INTA El Arenosillo Test Centre in Spain. We have also moved our prototype detector from Las Campanas Observatory to San Pedro de Atacama Observatory in March 2011. Status and performance of both detectors are presented.

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Keywords : Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) – prompt optical emission – optical transients – novae stars – variable stars – robotic telescopes