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The Lunar-based Ultraviolet Telescope (LUT) is a funded lunar-based ultraviolet telescope dedicated to continuously monitoring variable stars for as long as dozens of days and performing low Galactic latitude sky surveys. The slow and smooth spin of the Moon makes its step by step pointing strategy possible. A flat mirror mounted on a gimbal mount is configured to enlarge the sky coverage of the LUT. A Ritchey-Chrétien telescope with a Nasmyth focus configuration is adopted to reduce the total length of the system. A UV enhanced back illuminated AIMO CCD 47-20 chip together with the low noise electric design will minimize the instrumental influence on the system. The preliminary proposal for astrometric calibration and photometric calibration are also presented.
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Cao, L., Ruan, P., Cai, H. et al. LUT: A lunar-based ultraviolet telescope. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 54, 558–562 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-011-4255-7
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