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<h2 id="bootes-sites">BOOTES sites</h2> <ul><li>BOOTES-1 – <a href="/facts/El_Arenosillo/uJAFfKEy">El Arenosillo</a>, Spain – <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BOOTES¶ms=37_06_16_N_06_43_58_W_region:ES_type:landmark">37°06′16″N 06°43′58″W / 37.10444°N 6.73278°W / 37.10444; -6.73278</a>.</li> <li>BOOTES-2 – Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Algarrobo Costa, Spain – <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BOOTES¶ms=36_45_33_N_04_02_27_W_region:ES_type:landmark">36°45′33″N 04°02′27″W / 36.75917°N 4.04083°W / 36.75917; -4.04083</a>. The 0.6m telescope is named "TELMA" (TELescope MAlaga) following the nearby town of <a href="/facts/M%25C3%25A1laga/9lpQKS8w">Málaga</a> in southern Spain.</li> <li>BOOTES-3 – <a href="/facts/National_Institute_of_Water_and_Atmospheric_Research/yWUNWzo0">National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research</a>, <a href="/facts/Lauder%2c_New_Zealand/pFE1gSXu">Lauder</a>, New Zealand – <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BOOTES¶ms=45_03_13_S_169_40_24_E_region:NZ_type:landmark">45°03′13″S 169°40′24″E / 45.05361°S 169.67333°E / -45.05361; 169.67333</a>. The 0.6m telescope is named "Yock-Allen Telescope" (YAT) in honour of both the kiwi astrophysicist Phil A. Yock (b. in 1940) and the kiwi engineer William H. Allen (b. in 1939).</li> <li>BOOTES-4 – <a href="/facts/Yunnan_Astronomical_Observatory/CtU0TfR4">Yunnan Astronomical Observatory</a>, <a href="/facts/Lijiang/fMr1jw4W">Lijiang</a>, China -<a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BOOTES¶ms=26_41_43_N_100_01_47_E_region:CN_type:landmark">26°41′43″N 100°01′47″E / 26.69528°N 100.02972°E / 26.69528; 100.02972</a>. The 0.6m telescope is named "María Eva Telescope" (MET) in honor of the Spanish lady María Eva Alcoholado Feltström (b. in 1967).</li> <li>BOOTES-5 – <a href="/facts/National_Astronomical_Observatory_(Mexico)/cTtvewuA">Observatorio Astronómico Nacional en la Sierra de San Pedro Mártir</a>, Mexico <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BOOTES¶ms=31_02_39_N_115_27_49_W_region:MX_type:landmark">31°02′39″N 115°27′49″W / 31.04417°N 115.46361°W / 31.04417; -115.46361</a>. The 0.6m telescope is named "Javier Gorosabel Telescope" (JGT) in memory of the Spanish astrophysicist Javier Gorosabel Urkia (1969-2015).</li> <li>BOOTES-6 – <a href="/facts/Boyden_Observatory/mxUQ6hGf">Boyden Observatory</a>, South Africa - <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BOOTES¶ms=29_02_20_S_26_24_20_E_region:ZA_type:landmark">29°02′20″S 26°24′20″E / 29.03889°S 26.40556°E / -29.03889; 26.40556</a>. The 0.6m telescope is named "Dolores Pérez-Ramírez Telescope" (DPRT) in memory of the Spanish astrophysicist Dolores Pérez-Ramírez (1968-2015).</li> <li>BOOTES-7 – San Pedro de Atacama Space Observatory, Chile - <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BOOTES¶ms=22_57_09_S_68_10_49_W_region:ZA_type:landmark">22°57′09″S 68°10′49″W / 22.95250°S 68.18028°W / -22.95250; -68.18028</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://bootesnetwork.com/">Official website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://minorplanetcenter.net//iau/mpec/K09/K09O14.html">1-s MPEC</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.today/20130105110621/http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/comets-ml/message/15812">message from J05</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Hu, Y.-D.; Fernández-García, E.; Caballero-García, M. D.; Pérez-García, I.; Carrasco-García, I. M.; Castellón, A.; Pérez del Pulgar, C.; Reina Terol, A. J.; Castro-Tirado, A. J. (2023). "The burst observer and optical transient exploring system in the multi-messenger astronomy era". Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 10. arXiv:2302.06565. doi:10.3389/fspas.2023.952887. ISSN 2296-987X. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffspas.2023.952887" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffspas.2023.952887</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"BOOTES global network of robotic telescopes | UCD Research". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 2024-02-01. <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/research/news/2023/bootesglobalnetworkofrobotictelescopes/body,669337,en.html" target="_blank">https://www.ucd.ie/research/news/2023/bootesglobalnetworkofrobotictelescopes/body,669337,en.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Castro-Tirado, A. J.; Soldán, J.; Bernas, M.; Páta, P.; Rezek, T.; Hudec, R.; Sanguino, T. M.; Morena, B. de la; Berná, J. A.; Rodríguez, J.; Peña, A.; Gorosabel, J.; Más-Hesse, J. M.; Giménez, A. (1999-09-01). "The Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System (BOOTES)". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 138 (3): 583–585. doi:10.1051/aas:1999362. ISSN 0365-0138. <a href="https://aas.aanda.org/articles/aas/abs/1999/15/r17/r17.html" target="_blank">https://aas.aanda.org/articles/aas/abs/1999/15/r17/r17.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>