Introduction
BOOTES-5 is the fifth robotic observatory of the international network of
robotic telescopes
BOOTES (Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System).
It was dedicated on November 26, 2015. Its main scientific objective
is the observation and monitoring of the optic counterparts
of gamma ray bursts as quickly as possible once they have been detected from
space or other ground based observatories.
BOOTES-5 was named Javier Gorosabel Telescope (JGT) after Spanish astronomer
Javier Gorosabel Urkia.
The BOOTES-5 project is a collaboration between
the Institute of Astronomy of the National
Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA), Spain, and the
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in South Korea.
Telescope
BOOTES-5 uses a dedicated 0.60 m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien
telescope located at
San Pedro Martir National Astronomical Observatory, Baja California,
Mexico (Latitude 31° 02' 39" N, Longitude 115° 27' 49" W,
Elevation 2860 m).
The telescope has an ASTELCO NTM-500 mount with a maximum slewing
speed of 20 degrees per second. The optical tube is made of carbon fiber
to minimize the moment of inertia to reach it maximum slewing speed and to
reduce the focus changes for thermal expansion. It operates in an open air
dome.