Project |
Location(s) |
Telescope(s) |
Purpose |
Status |
(on map) |
1 |
All-Sky Astronomical Survey (ASAS) (Warsaw) |
Las Campanas/CL |
1x0.02m |
surveys |
In operation from 1997-2000 |
X |
2 |
All-Sky Astronomical Survey III (ASAS-3) (Warsaw, Princeton) |
Las Campanas/CL |
2x0.07m, 1x0.25m |
surveys |
In operation since 2002 |
X |
3 |
Antipodal Transient Observatory (ATO) (Washington Univ., IIA Bangalore) |
Mt. Saraswati/India |
2x0.50m Torus |
GRB |
Being commissioned |
X |
4 |
Automated Astrophysical Site-Testing InterNational Observatory (AASTINO) (Univ. New South Wales/Sydney/AU) |
Dome-C/Antarctica |
|
seeing, weather |
In operation since 2003 |
X |
5 |
Automated Patrol Telescope (Univ. New South Wales) |
Siding Spring/AU |
1x0.50m Baker-Nunn |
GRB, service |
In operation |
X |
6 |
Automatic Imaging Telescope (Univ. Perugia) |
Perugia/Italy |
1x0.40m Newtonian |
service |
In operation since 1994 |
X |
7 |
Automatic Planet Finder (APF) (Carnegie Inst., San Francisco State Univ.,
Univ. Berkeley, Lick Obs.) |
Mt. Hamilton/CA/USA |
1x2.40m EOST |
exoplanets |
Being commissioned |
X |
8 |
Automatic Radio-Linked Telescope (Western New Mexico Univ.) |
Silver City/New Mexico/USA |
1x0.44m |
Novae, SNe |
In operation |
X |
9 |
Automatic Telescope (Novosibirsk State Univ.) |
Novosibirsk/Russia |
|
|
|
X |
10 |
Automatic Telescope for Optical Monitoring (ATOM) (Landessternwarte Heidelberg) |
Namibia |
1x0.70m Zeiss |
AGN, gamma-ray support |
Being commissioned |
X |
11 |
Axial Meridian Circle (Nikolaev Astron. Obs.) |
Nikolaev/UE |
1x0.12m |
astrometry |
In operation since 1995 |
X |
12 |
BART (Astron. Inst. of the Acad. Sci., Ondrejov/Czech
Rep.) |
Ondrejov/Czech Rep. |
wide-field CCD + Meade 1x0.25m |
GRB |
In operation since 2002 |
X |
13 |
Bassano (Osserv. Bassano Bresciano) |
Brescia/IT |
1x0.40m Schmidt |
GRB, asteroids, SNe |
In operation since 1991 |
X |
14 |
Barcelona (Dept. d'Astronomia i Meteorologie) |
Spain |
Torus 1x0.80m |
|
Under construction |
|
15 |
Berlin Exoplanet Search Telescope (BEST) (Deutsche Luft and Raumfahrt Agency (DLR)) |
Tautenburg/DE |
1x0.20m refractor |
exoplanets |
Remote operation since 2002, being upgraded to robotic |
X |
16 |
Bisei Spaceguard Center (Japan Space Forum) |
Bisei/Japan |
Torus 1x0.50m, 1x1.00m |
NEO |
Being commissioned? |
X |
17 |
Bordeaux Automatic Meridian Instrument (Bordeaux Obs.) |
Bordeaux |
1x0.20m |
astrometry |
In operation |
X |
18 |
Bradford Robotic Telescopes (Bradford Univ., IAC, Manchester) |
Tenerife/ES |
1x0.46m |
education, GRB |
In operation since 2003 |
X |
19 |
Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System (BOOTES) (Spain,
Czech Republic) |
El Arenosillo/ES, La Mayora/ES |
1x0.30m, 1x0.60m |
GRB |
In operation since 1998(#1) and 2002(#2) |
X |
20 |
BOOTES/IR (Spain, Czech Republic) |
Loma de Dilar/Spain |
1x0.60m AstroTel |
GRB |
In operation since 2006 |
X |
21 |
Carlsberg Meridian Telescope (Copenhagen Obs.) |
La Palma/Spain |
1x0.18m |
astrometry |
In operation since 1984 |
X |
22 |
Carl Sagan Observatory (Univ. Sonora) |
Cerro Azul/Mexico |
Coronado Inst. Group 1x0.55m |
SNe, education |
Under construction |
X |
23 |
Catania Automatic Photoelectric Telescopes (Catania Obs.) |
Mt. Aetna/Sicily |
2x0.80m APT |
monitoring |
#1 in operation since 1992, #2 in 2002 |
X |
24 |
CATS-i Network (Kazo Miraikan Mus., Osaka Kyoiku Univ.,
Tokyo Sci. Mus., Yamanashi Pref. Sci. Ctr.) |
Kofu, Yamanashi/Kazo, Saitama/Tennouji, Osaka/Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
1x0.30m Meade, Goto 3x0.20m Goto Coude |
education |
In operation since 2001 |
X |
25 |
CEAMIG-REA Observatory () |
Belo Horizonte/Brazil |
1x0.30m Meade |
service |
In operation since 2003 |
X |
26 |
Centro de Astrobiologica (CAB) |
Spain |
1x0.40m Torus, 2x0.50m |
exoplanets |
unknown |
|
27 |
CONCAM / Night Sky Live (consortium started by Michigan Tech) |
8x around the world |
fish-eye+CCD |
surveys |
In operation since 1998 |
|
28 |
Crni Vrh Observatory (private) |
Crni Vrh, Slovenia |
1x0.60m |
NEO |
In operation since 2002 |
X |
29 |
DEMONEX (Ohio State Univ.) |
Sonoita/AZ/USA |
1x0.50m |
exoplanets |
In operation since 2008 |
X |
30 |
(Earthshine Telescope?) (Danish Meterological Inst., Lund Obs.) |
Mauna Loa/HI/USA |
1x0.40m |
earthshine monitor |
In operation since 20911 |
X |
31 |
El Enano (Swarthmore, Las Cumbres Obs., Illinois) |
Cerro Tololo/CL |
1x0.05m |
surveys |
In operation since 1998 |
X |
32 |
eStar (Univ. Exeter) |
Exeter/UK |
2x0.20m Meade |
test-of-concept |
In operation since 2002 |
|
33 |
EUDOXOS Project ((intl. consortium)) |
Mt.Ainos/Kefallinia/Greece |
Torus 1x0.60m |
education |
In operation |
X |
34 |
EULER (Obs. Geneva) |
La Silla/CL |
1x1.20m |
exoplanets |
Near-robotic operation since 1998 |
X |
35 |
Explosive Transient Camera (ETC) (MIT) |
Kitt Peak/Arizona/USA |
16x0.03m |
GRB |
In operation since 1991 |
X |
36 |
Fairborn Observatory (Fairborn Obs.) |
Patagonia/Arizona/USA |
Home of many |
service |
In operation |
X |
37 |
Four-College Automatic Photoelectric Telescope (Villinova,Cidadel,Charleston College,
University of Nevada/Las Vegas) |
Patagonia/Arizona/USA |
1x0.80m APT |
monitoring |
In operation |
X |
38 |
(Ph/F)otometric Robotic Telescope for Atmospheric Monitoring (FRAM) (Czech Acad. Sci.) |
Pierre-Auguer/South/Argentina |
1x0.20m, 1x0.08m |
monitoring,GRB |
In operation since 2005 |
X |
39 |
Gamma Ray Binocular (GRAB) (NCU Taipei) |
Kenting/Taiwan |
1x0.30m Celestron, 1x0.40m Meade |
GRB |
Being commissioned |
X |
40 |
Global Network of Automatic Telescopes (GNAT) (GNAT) |
Tucson/Arizona/USA |
1x0.50m SciTech |
service |
Being commissioned |
X |
41 |
Goddard Robotic Telescope (GRT) |
Greenbelt/MD/USA |
1x0.35m Celestron |
GRB, AGN |
In operation since 2008 December |
X |
42 |
Ground Follow-up Telescope (GFT) (Obs.
de Provence, SVOM/ECLAIRS) |
|
light-weight 1x1.50m |
surveys, GRB |
Under study |
|
43 |
Hamburg Robotic Telescope (Hamburger Sternwarte) |
Guanajuato/MX |
1x1.20m Halfmann |
spectroscopy |
Being commissioned |
X |
44 |
Hanna City Robotic Observatory (private) |
Illinois/USA |
1x0.21m Meade |
service |
In operation since 1997 |
X |
45 |
Hungarian Automated Telescope (HAT-1) (Konkoly & Steward Obs.) |
Kitt Peak/Arizona/USA |
1x0.06m |
monitoring |
In operation since 2001 |
X |
46 |
Hungarian Automatted Telescope (HAT-2) (Konkoly Obs.) |
Hungary |
1x0.06m |
monitoring |
In operation |
X |
47 |
ICE-T (AIP, AWI) |
Dome C/Antarctica |
1x0.60m, 1x0.80m Schmidt |
exoplanets |
Under construction |
X |
48 |
Iowa Robotic Telescope Facility (IRTF) (Univ. Iowa) |
Iowa City/Iowa/USA, Sonoita/Arizona/USA |
1x0.18m, 1x0.50m |
education |
In operation |
X |
49 |
Italian Robotic Antarctic Infrared Telescope (IRAIT) (Perugia Univ.) |
Dome-C/Antarctica |
1x0.80m |
service |
Being commissioned in Italy |
X |
50 |
IUCAA 2-m (IUCAA) |
Giravali/India |
1x2.00m TTL |
|
Being commissioned |
X |
51 |
Katzman Automated Imaging Telescope (KAIT) (UC Berkeley) |
Lick Obs./California/USA |
1x0.76m |
SNe |
In operation since 1989 |
X |
52 |
KAO Robotic Telescope (Korean Astronomical
Observatory) |
? |
1x1.00m ACE |
service |
Being commissioned |
|
53 |
KELT-North (Ohio State Univ.) |
Sonoita/AZ/USA |
1x0.042m |
exoplanets |
In operation since 2004 |
X |
54 |
KELT-South (Vanderbilt Univ., SAAO) |
Sutherland/ZA |
1x0.042m |
exoplanets |
In operation since 2008 |
X |
55 |
Las Cumbres Observatory-2m/N (LCO) |
Haleakala/HI/USA |
1x2.00m TTL |
service |
In operation since 2009 |
X |
56 |
Las Cumbres Observatory-2m/S (LCO) |
Siding Spring/AU |
1x2.00m TTL |
service |
In operation since 2009 |
X |
57 |
Las Cumbres Observatory-1m/TX (LCO) |
McDonald/TX/USA |
1x1.00m LGO |
service |
under construction |
X |
58 |
Las Cumbres Observatory-1m/ZA (LCO) |
Sutherland/ZA |
3x1.00m LGO |
service |
under construction |
|
59 |
Las Cumbres Observatory-1m/AU (LCO) |
Siding Spring/AU |
1x1.00m LGO |
service |
Planned |
|
60 |
Las Cumbres Observatory-1m/CL (LCO) |
Cerro Tololo/CL |
1x1.00m LGO |
service |
Planned |
|
61 |
Las Cumbres Observatory (education) (large consortium led by LCO) |
Haleakala/Hawaii/USA, Siding Spring/AU, Cerro Pachon/CL, La Palma/Spain, Sutherland/SA |
12x0.40m |
education |
Planned, Under construction |
|
62 |
Libyan Robotic Telescope (Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space
Science) |
TBD/Libya |
1x2.00m SAGEM |
service |
Under construction |
|
63 |
Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) (MIT/Lincoln Lab) |
Socorro/New Mexico/USA |
1x1.00m GEODSS |
NEO |
In operation since 1998 |
X |
64 |
Livermore Optical Transit Imaging System (LOTIS) (LLNL) |
Livermore/California/USA |
4x0.11m |
GRB |
In operation since 1996 |
X |
65 |
Liverpool Telescope (John Moores Univ.) |
La Palma/Spain |
1x2.00m TTL |
service, education |
In operation since July 2003 |
X |
66 |
MicroObservatory #1 (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
Cambridge/MA/USA |
1x0.15m |
education |
In operation since 1999 |
X |
67 |
MicroObservatory #2 (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
Amado/AZ/USA |
2x0.15m |
education |
In operation since 1999 |
X |
68 |
MicroObservatory #3 (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
Las Campanas/CL |
1x0.15m |
education |
Under construction |
X |
69 |
H. S. Mendenhall Observatory (Okla. State Univ.) |
Stillwater/OK/USA |
1x0.35m, 1x0.60m |
exoplanets, NEO |
Under construction |
X |
70 |
Milankovic (Astron. Obs. Belgrade) |
Mt. Vidojevica |
1x1.5m |
service |
Planned |
X |
71 |
Mobile Astronomical System of TElescope Robots (MASTER) (Sternberg Astron. Inst./Russia) |
presently near Moscow |
Richter-Slefogt 1x0.35m, 1x0.28m, 1x0.20m |
GRB, surveys |
In operation since 2002 |
X |
72 |
Montsec Astron. Observatory (Inst. Est. Espac. de Catalunya, Univ.
Barcelona/Spain) |
Montsec Mtns./Spain |
1x0.80m OMI |
service |
Being commissioned |
X |
73 |
Multicolor Active Galactic NUclei Monitoring (MAGNUM) (Univ. of Tokyo, NAOJ, ANU) |
Haleakala/Hawaii/USA |
1x2.00m EOST |
AGN |
Being commissioned |
X |
74 |
MONET/North (Univ. Göttingen, McDonald Obs., SAAO) |
Mt. Locke/Texas/USA |
1x1.20m Halfmann |
service, exoplanets, education |
In operation since 2009 |
X |
75 |
MONET/South (Univ. Göttingen, McDonald Obs., SAAO) |
Sutherland/ZA |
1x1.20m Halfmann |
service, exoplanets, education |
Being commissioned |
X |
76 |
Nassau Station Robotic Telescope (Case Western Reserve Univ.) |
Chardon/Ohio/USA |
1x0.90m |
education, service |
In operation since 1999 |
X |
77 |
Network of Oriental Telescopes (NOT) () |
North Africa, Near East |
1.5 to 2.0m |
education, service |
proposed |
|
78 |
Ondrejov Robotic Telescope (Astron. Inst., Ondrejov) |
Ondrejov/Czech Republic |
1x0.30m Meade |
GRB |
(see BART entry) |
X |
79 |
PAIRITEL (Harvard/SAO CfA) |
Mt.Hopkins/Arizona/USA |
1x1.30m |
GRB, exoplanets, SNe |
Being commissioned |
X |
80 |
Panchromatic Robotic Optical Monitoring and Polarimetry Telescopes (PROMPT) (Consortium lead by Univ. N. Carolina,
Chapel Hill) |
Cerro Tololo/CL |
6x0.41m RC Opt. Sys. |
GRB, education |
In operation |
X |
81 |
Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (PanSTARRS) (Univ. Hawai'i) |
Mauna Kea/Hawai'i/USA |
4x1.80m EOST |
NEO |
First telescope being commissioned |
X |
82 |
Palomar 60" (CalTech) |
Mt. Palomar/CA/USA |
1x1.52m |
GRB |
In operation |
X |
83 |
Phoenix 10" (Franklin äMarshal College) |
Patagonia/Arizona/USA |
1x0.25m |
monitoring |
In operation since 1983 |
X |
84 |
π of the Sky (Warsaw Inst. Techn., Warsaw Univ.) |
Las Companas/CL |
16x0.06m lenses+CCD |
GRB, survey |
Under construction |
X |
85 |
Phys. Innov. Rob. Astron. Tel. Explorer (PIRATE) (Open Univ.) |
Obs. de Mallorca/ES |
1x35m Celestron |
education |
Being commissioned |
X |
86 |
pt5m (Durham, Sheffield) |
La Palma/ES |
1x0.50m |
transients, monitoring, SLODAR |
In operation |
X |
87 |
Pucket Observatory (private) |
Mountaintown/Georgia/USA |
1x0.60m RC, 1x0.50m |
SNe |
In operation |
X |
88 |
Rapid Eye Mount (REM) (Oss. di Brera, Catania, Roma) |
La Silla/CL |
1x0.60m Halfmann |
GRB |
Being commissioned |
X |
89 |
RAPid Telescope for Optical Response (RAPTOR) (LANL) |
Fenton Hill/New Mexico/USA |
4x0.15m, 1x0.30m |
survey |
In operation |
X |
90 |
Remote Obs. for Var. Obj. Research (ROVOR) (Brigham Young Univ.) |
Provo/Utah/USA |
1x0.60m Autoscope |
monitoring, AGN, GRB |
Under construction |
X |
91 |
Robotic Exoplanet Experiment (REX) (St.
Andrews Univ.) |
ZA, CL |
networking 2x 2m TTL |
exoplanets |
proposed |
|
92 |
Riken-Bisei Optical Transient Survey (RIBOTS) (Riken, Bisei Obs.) |
Bisei/Japan |
1x0.30m Meade |
GRB |
In operation |
X |
93 |
RoboScope (Univ. Indiana) |
Morgan-Monroe/Indiana/USA |
1x0.41m Boller-Chivens |
monitoring |
In operation since 1990 |
X |
94 |
RoboSky ((commercial)) |
Ontario/Canada |
2x0.20m Meade |
education |
In operation |
X |
95 |
RoboTel (Astr. Inst. Potsdam) |
Potsdam/DE |
1x0.80m Halfmann |
CCD-imaging & photometry |
Being commissioned |
X |
96 |
Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE I) (Los Alamos, LLNL, Univ. Michigan) |
Los Alamos/New Mexico/USA |
4x0.11m |
GRB, surveys |
In operation since 1998 |
X |
97 |
Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE III) (large consortium) |
Australia, Namibia, Turkey, Texas |
4x0.45m |
GRB, surveys |
In operation/under construction |
X |
98 |
Robotically Controlled Telescope (RCT) (Western Kentucky Univ., S. Carolina State
Univ., Planetary Sci. Inst., Berkeley) |
Kitt Peak/Arizona/USA |
1x1.30m |
service |
Being commissioned |
X |
99 |
Robotische Observatorium der Theoretische Astrophysik Tübingen (ROTAT) (Univ. Tübingen) |
Tübingen/DE |
1x0.30m Meade |
test-bed |
In operation since 2001 |
X |
100 |
ROSACE (Obs. Haute Provence) |
Obs. Haute Provence/France |
1x0.50m |
exoplanets |
Being re-commissioned |
X |
101 |
ROTAT@OHP (Univ. Tübingen) |
Haute-Provence/France |
refurbished 1x0.60m |
service |
Being commissioned |
X |
102 |
SAAO APT (SAAO) |
Sutherland/ZA |
1x0.75m |
monitoring |
In operation since 2000 |
X |
103 |
Sabadell (Agrupacion Astron. de Sab.) |
Montsec/Spain |
1x0.50m Halfmann |
NEO, education, exoplanets, SNe |
Being commissioned |
X |
104 |
SkyMapper (MSO & SSO) |
Siding Spring/AU |
1x1.35m EOST |
surveys |
Under construction |
X |
105 |
SpectraBot (Univ. Indiana) |
Morgan-Monroe/Indiana/USA |
1x1.25m |
spectroscopy |
In operation since 1999 |
X |
106 |
STELLar Activity (STELLA I) (AIP, IAC) |
Teide/Tenerife/Spain |
1x1.20m Halfmann |
spectroscopy |
In operation since 2005 |
X |
107 |
STELLar Activity (STELLA II) (AIP, IAC) |
Teide/Tenerife/Spain |
1x1.20m Halfmann |
monitoring, service |
Being commissioned |
X |
108 |
Strömgren Automatic Telescope (Copenhagen Obs.) |
La SIlla/CL |
1x0.50m |
monitoring |
In operation |
X |
109 |
SuperBART (Astron. Inst. of the Acad. Sci., Ondrejov/Czech
Rep.) |
Ondrejov/Czech Rep. |
1x0.50m |
GRB |
In operation since 2008 |
X |
110 |
Super-LOTIS (LLNL, Clemson) |
Kitt Peak/Arizona/USA |
1x0.60m upgraded Boller-Chivens |
GRB |
Being commissioned |
X |
111 |
SuperWASP-North (Cambridge, Open, Queen's & St. Andrews's
Univ., IAC) |
La Palma/ES |
8x0.20m on Torus mount |
exoplanets |
In operation since 2004 |
X |
112 |
SuperWASP-South (Cambridge, Open, Queen's & St. Andrews's
Univ., IAC) |
Sutherland/ZA |
8x0.20m on Torus mount |
exoplanets |
In operation since 2006 |
X |
113 |
Taiwan-America-Occultation-Survey (TAOS) (Academia Sinica, NCU Taiwan, LLNL) |
Yu Shan/Taiwan |
4x0.50m Torus |
TNO |
Under construction |
X |
114 |
Telescope a Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires (TAROT) (Obs. de Haute Provence) |
Plateau du Calern/France |
1x0.25m Valmeca |
GRB, service, SNe |
In operation since 1998 |
X |
115 |
TAROT-Chile (Obs. de Haute Provence) |
La Silla/CL |
1x0.25m |
GRB, service, SNe |
In operation since 2005 |
X |
116 |
TAVERN-SP (AIP, AWI) |
Dome C/Antarctica |
1x0.18m Schulz |
aerosols, stellar photometry |
Under construction |
X |
117 |
TENAGRA Observatory (private) |
Oregan/USA, Patagonia/Arizona/USA |
2x0.35m Celestron, 1x0.060m SciTech, 1x0.81m SciTech |
SNe, NEO |
In operation |
X |
118 |
Tenessee Automatic Photoelectric Telescopes (Tennessee State Univ.) |
Patagonia/Arizona/USA |
1x0.30m, 1x0.60m, 1x0.76m APT |
monitoring |
In operation |
X |
119 |
Tenessee Spectroscopic Survey Telescope (Tennessee State Univ.) |
Patagonia/Arizona/USA |
1x2.10m |
spectroscopy |
Being commissioned |
X |
120 |
Transient Object Automated Search Telescope (TOAST) (Univ. of North Dakota) |
Grand Forks/North Dakota/USA |
1x0.25m Meade |
GRB, SNe, astrometry |
In operation since 2003 |
X |
121 |
UVI Observatory (Univ. Virgin Islands, College of Charleston,
S. Carolina State Univ.) |
St. Thomas/Virgin Islands/USA |
1x0.50m OMI/Torus |
GRB |
Being commissioned |
X |
122 |
Variable Young Stars Optical Survey (VYSOS) (Univ.
Hawaii/USA, Ruhr Univ./Bochum/DE) |
Haleakala/Hawaii/USA, Cerro Tololo/CL |
2x0.41m Equinox Intersci. Inc. |
monitoring |
Funded |
X |
123 |
WATCHER (Univ. Coll. Dublin) |
Boyden/ZA |
1x0.4m |
GRB, exoplanets |
In operation since 2006 |
X |
124 |
Wendelstein (Univ. Munich) |
Mt. Wendelstein, Bayrischzell/DE |
1x2.00m |
service, lensing, education |
Funded |
X |
125 |
Wolfgang-Amadeus (Univ. Vienna, AIP) |
Patagonia/Arizona/USA |
2x0.76m APT |
monitoring |
In operation since 1996 |
X |
126 |
Yonsei Survey Telescopes for Astron. Research (YSTAR) (Yonsei Univ./Korea) |
Korea, Sutherland/ZA |
2x0.50m Torus |
surveys |
Commissioning of first telescopes |
X |
127 |
ZAKDO (Univ. W. Australia) |
Gingin/AU |
1x1.0m |
GRB, education |
Under construction |
X |