TsT Telescope

A new paradigm in scientific research

INTRODUCTION TO “TRANSIT SURVEY TELESCOPE” (TST)

The TST project stems from a scientific proposal by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and comprises a 1M, f1.3 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope.

It operates fully robotically and features a Queue Planning Intelligent System (QPIS) managed by a machine learning algorithm, supervised by senior astronomers with proven observational experience.

LOCATION

TEIDE
OBSERVATORY

(LAT. 28º 18′ 04″ N, LONG. 16º 30′ 38″ W)

Excellent quality
of the night sky

Useful nights

CNT-Clear Night time

FWHM

Seeing-medium turbulence

Night Sky brightness

Low Light Pollution

Type of observational projects

Detection of transient events such as supernovas, GRBs outflows, etc.

Surveys for the detection and characterization of black holes.

Morphological characterization of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNO) through stellar occultations.

Evolution and variability of activity cycles in stars similar to the Sun.

Study of extensive structures with low surface brightness taking advantage of TST’s vast field of view: for instance, stellar halos, intracluster light, ultradiffuse galaxies, etc.

Characterization of new exoplanets and associated systems.

Search for electromagnetic counterparts for gravitational wave sources.

Detection and characterization of minor bodies of the Solar System (comets and asteroids).

Detection of space debris and satellite tracking.

Early detection and tracking of the NEO population, especially those termed «city killers.»

Characterization of the physical properties (size, composition, structure, shape, rotation, etc.) and dynamics of asteroids to understand their effects in the event of a direct impact with our Planet – both on land and water.