The RRRT (foreground) at the Fan Mountain Observatory (Covesville, Virginia, USA).          Fan Mountain Observatory, Covesville, Virginia, USA

Norfolk State University's Rapid Response Robotic Telescope (Longitude: -78^o 41.6^' ; Latitude: +37^o 52.7 ^' ; altitude: 1830 feet) The RRRT is a fully automated 24" RC telescope dedicated to the study of astronomical transient phenomena. Current projects include the photometry and polarimetry of Gamma-ray Bursts optical afterglows, Blazars, Near-Earth Objects, Variable Stars and searches for Supernovae and Extrasolar Planets. Partners with Norfolk State University on the RRRT operation are the Department of Astronomy at the University of Virginia and the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers.  Users' Meeting - NSU Planetarium - November 22nd, 2008 RRRT REPORTS

Research

The main research is the photometric and polarimetric study of Gamma-ray Bursts Optical Afterglows (GRB-OA) and Blazars.

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Education and Public Outreach

The RRRT and the NSU Planetarium, located in the NSU Wood Science Building, Norfolk, VA, serve as Education and Public Outreach Resource Centers for Astronomy at NSU. 

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