Bisei Spaceguard
Centre
controlled by Japanese Spaceguard Association with National Space
Development Agency, the National Aeronautic Laboratory, and the Science
& Technology Agencysite: Bisei, Japan
Survey follow up
(Japan)
0.5 & 1 metre telescopes
for NEO search and for tracking space debris
Centre formally opened in October 2001 neo.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jsga.html
Catalina Sky Survey
controlled by University of Arizona site: Kitt Peak, Arizona
survey
(USA)
0.4 metre telescope;
to be replaced by 0.7 metre telescope in Autumn 2000
Possible modification and use of 0.6 metre telescope in Australia,
(Southern Hemisphere Survey) www.lpl.arizona.edu/css
DLR Planetary Radar
controlled by the Institute of Planetary Exploration (DLR), Germany
Site: Weilheim, Upper Bavaria
NEAT
(Near Earth Asteroid Tracking) controlled by JPL, Pasadenasites: Maui,
Hawaii and Mt Palomar, California
survey follow up
(USA)
1.2 metre US Air
Force telescope on Maui, Hawaii (commissioned early 2000)
1.2 metre Schmidt telescope at Mt Palomar, California (being upgraded
also to use the NEAT camera) huey.jpl.nasa.gov/~spravdo/neat.html
OCA-DLR Asteroid
Survey
controlled by Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA), France and the
Institute of Planetary Exploration (DLR), Germany site: North on Cannes,
France
survey
(France/Germany)
Pending
0.9 metre Schmidt telescope (Since April 1999 this observing programme
has been discontinued) earn.dlr.de/odas/odas.htm
Southern Hemisphere
Survey
controlled by University of Arizona and Australian National University
site: Siding Spring, Australia
survey
(USA/Australia)
0.6 metre Uppsala
Southern Schmidt Telescope in Australia;
it is hoped that modifications can be financed for use of this telescope
from 2001 www.lpl.arizona.edu/css
Spacewatch
controlled by University of Arizona site: Kitt Peak, Arizona
survey follow up
(USA)
0.9 metre telescope
of Steward Observatory, Arizona;
1.8 metre telescope will be fully commissioned by 2001 www.lpl.arizona.edu/spacewatch/
C-2: Other telescopes mentioned in report
Group
Objective (country)
Facilities
6.5 metre NSF survey telescope (in proposal phase)
1.2 metre Schmidt All-sky survey plate archive in Edinburgh record earlier NEO sightings; UKST used for Anglo-Australian Near-Earth Asteroid Survey in 1990s www.aao.gov.au
VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy )UK owned site: ESO’s Paranal, Chile
survey follow up spectroscopy (UK)
4 metre primary feeding two alternate wide field cameras
First surveys to be completed within 12 years. about 25 per cent of time available by peer reviewed application www-star.qmw.ac.uk/~jpe/vista
WHT (William Herschel Telescope) site: La Palma, Canary Islands