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History of Robotic and
Remotely Operated Telescopes
Russell M. Genet
California Polytechnic State University
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The First Robotic Telescope
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The Great Robotic Shootout
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The Fairborn Observatory
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Early Automation
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APT Service on Mt. Hopkins
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Observatory Automation
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Principal Astronomers
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Remote Access
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Precision & Quality Control
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Networking
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Human Networking
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Epilog
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Portable Meter-Class Astronomy
Developmental and Observational Programs
Hawaii Conference January 20-22, 2012
• Lightweight mirrors
• Active primary and secondary mirrors
• Multiple mirrors
• Visual and astro-imaging
• High speed photometry
• NIR photometry
• Spectroscopy
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There's really not a lot of difference
conceptually in an automated
telescope service and a laundromat.
There's still some human effort to load
and unload them and occasional
maintenance. With either, a human
isn't tied up running each machine and
you get reasonably consistent results.
Lou Boyd