by planewaveinstr | Jun 12, 2020 | Aerospace, Articles and White Papers, Education, Press Releases, Science & Research
ADRIAN, MI, JUNE 9TH, 2020 — PlaneWave Instruments will supply, deliver, install, provide support, and maintain a 700mm Ritchey-Chrétien Optical Ground Station (OGS) telescope at The Australian National University (ANU) . The OGS telescope shall be capable of tracking...
by planewaveinstr | Feb 11, 2020 | Aerospace, Articles and White Papers, Education, Science & Research
Room 301B, Hawaii Convention Center Workshop during the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, January 4, 2020, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Room 301B, Hawaii Convention Center Organizers Russell Genet, California Polytechnic State...
by planewaveinstr | Nov 20, 2019 | Press Releases
York University is now home to a new one-metre custom telescope that will enhance hands-on learning experiences and undergraduate research opportunities for the York community and beyond. Installed at the Allan I. Carswell Observatory on Aug. 16, the...
by planewaveinstr | Jul 9, 2019 | Advanced Amateur Astronomer, Education, Press Releases
The CDK 700 after installation. Sitting 13 miles west of Boston under suburban skies (and a mere 32m above sea level!) is Wellesley College, the world’s preeminent college for women. Since 1870, Wellesley has given women the education and skills to make a...
by planewaveinstr | Mar 21, 2019 | Advanced Amateur Astronomer, Aerospace, Articles and White Papers, Education, Research
By Russell M. Genet Abstract Automated instrument sequencers were employed on solar eclipse expeditions in the late 1800s. However, it was not until the 1960s that Art Code and associates at Wisconsin used a PDP-8 minicomputer with 4 K of RAM to automate an 8-inch...