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伽马暴与光学暂现源观测系统(Burst Optical Observer and Transient Exploring System,BOOTES)旨在建设覆盖全球的多台软硬件配置相同的全自动望远镜网络,继而实现对γ射线暴和其他瞬变源的快速自动观测。BOOTES-4是该网络中的第4号站,安装在云南天文台丽江观测站。作为中国首个专业程控自主天文台,回顾了BOOTES-4的建设和安装历程,重点介绍其硬件组成和远程望远镜控制系统RTS2的技术特点和优势,最后介绍了该望远镜运行情况和观测成果。

The BOOTES ( Burst Optical Observer and Transient Exploring System，http: / / bootes. iaa. es) ， is a global network of Ｒobotic Autonomous Observatories ( ＲAOs) ． It was initiated in 1998 under the leadership of Spain and the collaboration of many other countries． It is dedicated to observation of optical emissions from Gamma-Ｒay Bursts ( GＲBs) in the Universe． The fourth station of the BOOTES，BOOTES-4， is located at the Lijiang Observatory ( of the Yunnan Observatories) in the southwest of China． As the first Chinese ＲAO the BOOTES-4 has been in full robotic operation since February 2012． It has a set of instruments identical to those of the BOOTES-2，BOOTES-3 ，and upcoming BOOTES stations; these include an EMCCD camera on its 0. 6m fast-slewing telescope ( BOOTES-4/MET) and an all-sky camera ( CASANDＲA-4) ． In this paper we present the site construction of the BOOTES-4 and details of its hardware / software systems． The hardware systems have been built to meet the scientific requirements and the needed reliability for robotic operation． The Observatory Manager for the BOOTES-4 is the ＲTS2 ( Ｒemote Telescope System，2nd version) ，which is an open-source software system that has been extensively used on many robotic telescopes including all BOOTES ones． We finally describe operational experiences and scientific results obtained with the BOOTES-4 since 2012． With the BOOTES-4 included，the BOOTES now has a larger sky coverage and a more significant role in designated observational tasks than before． The tasks include quick follow-up observation of GＲB events，non-stop monitoring of some celestial targets，and acquisition of more precise light curves of GＲBs /transient sources．