Research

Collaborative Satellite Tracking Project Passes First Test at SSC’s Ground Station

Collaborative Satellite Tracking Project Passes First Test at SSC's Ground Station PlaneWave, along with Baader Planetarium and Andor, has been…

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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…

54 years ago

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…

54 years ago

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

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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Russ Genet: Robotic Telescope Advances Knowledge Of The Sky

Contemporary investigation of the heavens is getting a boost from recent advances in the use of robotic telescope technology, an…

54 years ago

New PlaneWave Telescopes Upgrade Major Lowell Observatory Project

A new array of three PlaneWave 1.0 meter telescopes is at the heart of a major new Lowell Observatory project,…

54 years ago

Using PlaneWave Telescopes, MINERVA Project Seeks Earth-Like Exoplanets

[vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1533748929472{margin-right: 40px ;margin-bottom: 0px ;}"]Above: Shelby and Eric setting up the PW-1000 A groundbreaking astronomy project is searching…

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