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 | 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... 
by planewaveinstr | Nov 30, 2018 | Articles and White Papers, Education, Research
Officially launching last June, the Student Space Telescope Network (or SSTN) is the brainchild of Ralph Emerson, PlaneWave Instruments’ Vice President of Sales & Marketing; Russell Genet, research scholar and resident at California Polytechnic State University;... 
by planewaveinstr | Nov 30, 2018 | Articles and White Papers, Education, Research
The US DoD is testing a new S-band radar space fence at Kwajalein. It should find and track most new objects during their first pass, rather than needing days to months using hit-or-miss “pencil-beam” radars. This fence may find many objects down to 2-5 cm that were... 
by planewaveinstr | Feb 26, 2018 | Aerospace, Articles and White Papers
SSA Seeks To Prevent Orbital Collisions, Malicious Attacks In our highly interconnected, tech-dependent, early-21st century world, little everyday thought is given to the massive conglomeration of hardware circling the Earth, which makes our modern lives possible.... by planewaveinstr | Feb 26, 2018 | Articles and White Papers, Research
Contemporary investigation of the heavens is getting a boost from recent advances in the use of robotic telescope technology, an expert in the field observes. Russ Genet, a pioneer in the field, says the evolution of robotic telescopes has led to “radical new... 