Remote Operation and Performance of the AuScope VLBI Array
Abstract
The AuScope VLBI array consists of three Australian 12-m telescopes located in Hobart (Hb), Katherine (Ke), and Yarragadee (Yg). The full array commenced operations with the IVS in June 2011. The telescopes are operated by the University of Tasmania and are all controlled from an operations center at the University's main campus. With two telescopes located in distant remote sites with limited local support, it has been vital to have a reliable and comprehensive remote observing system. A short outline of the system and the current performance of the telescopes is given below.
- Publication:
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Seventh General Meeting (GM2012) of the international VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS
- Pub Date:
- December 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012ivs..conf..191M