论文标题
最大的俄罗斯光学望远镜BTA:当前状态和现代化前景
The Largest Russian Optical Telescope BTA: Current Status and Modernization Prospects
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论文摘要
俄罗斯6-M望远镜(BTA)曾经是世界上最大的望远镜,现在是俄罗斯最大的光学望远镜,已经成功运行了将近45年。在本文中,我们简要概述了该设施目前可以提供的观察方法,有关科学设备开发的持续项目,望远镜在世界和俄罗斯天文学社区中的地位,我们吸引新用户的野心以及前景的雄心以及观察者希望在不久的将来实现的。
The Russian 6-m telescope (BTA), once the largest telescope in the world and now the largest optical telescope in Russia, has been successfully operating for almost 45 years. In this paper we briefly overview the observing methods the facility can currently provide, the ongoing projects on the development of scientific equipment, the status of the telescope among the world's and Russian astronomical communities, our ambitions to attract new users, and the prospects the observatory wishes to realize in the near future.