CubeSat Astronomy in the 2020s

Room 301B, Hawaii Convention Center Workshop during the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, January 4, 2020,…

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Installation of new telescope expected to be largest at Canadian university

York University is now home to a new one-metre custom telescope that will enhance hands-on learning experiences and undergraduate research…

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Wellesley College

The CDK 700 after installation. Sitting 13 miles west of Boston under suburban skies (and a mere 32m above sea…

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History of Robotic and Remotely Operated Telescopes The Fairborn Observatory 1979-1989

By Russell M. Genet Abstract Automated instrument sequencers were employed on solar eclipse expeditions in the late 1800s. However, it…

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A New Perspective on Orbital Debris

The US DoD is testing a new S-band radar space fence at Kwajalein. It should find and track most new…

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The Student Space Telescope Network At the forefront of CubeSat technology

Officially launching last June, the Student Space Telescope Network (or SSTN) is the brainchild of Ralph Emerson, PlaneWave Instruments’ Vice…

54 years ago

Nissan Selects Planewave as Part of Joint ‘GAIA’ Promo with ESA

https://youtu.be/-c0EbNMkuv4 The Nissan Motor Company, builders of the new Navara Dark Sky concept truck, has chosen Planewave as the telescope…

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CDK700 joins the Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen (GROWTH) program in India.

In the summer of 2018, PlaneWave installed their CDK700 at the Hanle observatory site near Leh, India.  This remote village…

54 years ago

Rollout of the L-350

Yes, ladies and gentlemen—it’s that time of year again. It’s “rollout” time! PlaneWave’s newest offering—the L-350 Mount—is finally here. Production…

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Noted Astronomy Educator Joins Annual RTSRE Conference In Hawaii

The second annual Conference on Robotic Telescopes, Student Research and Education (RTSRE), held on Hawaii’s East Coast between July 23…

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