The new 50-cm multipurpose telescope of the Russian-Cuban Observatory
The international collaboration between Russia and Cuba in astronomical research first began in 2017. The first 20-cm robotic telescope of the Russian-Cuban network has been operating since 2021 in Havana. The construction of the second 50-cm telescope has been underway since 2023, and it is expected to be finished and installed in 2025 near Kislovodsk (Russia). By 2030, the plan is to build the third 1-m telescope at Valle de Picadura (Cuba). We describe the main parameters and scientific equipment of the new 50-cm telescope and discuss its role in the Russian-Cuban distributed global telescope network.
Authors
- A. S. Shugarov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-3187)
- M. A. Nalivkin
- M. Ibrahimov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0978-000X)
- S. А. Naroenkov
- O. Ponce-Rodriguez
- Z. Barcenas-Fonseca
Institutions
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
- Institute of Astronomy (RU)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics (CZ)
- Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía (CU)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26119/vak2024.166
- Primary Topic
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00