Research Catalog

Title

Observing at a distance : proceedings of a Workshop on Remote Observing held in Tucson, Arizona, USA, April 21-23, 1992 / editors, Darrel T. Emerson, Roger G. Clowes.

Author

Workshop on Remote Observing (1992 : Tucson, Ariz.)

Publication

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, [1993], ©1993.

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Additional Authors

• Emerson, Darrel T.
• Clowes, Roger G.

Description

xi, 342 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Subject

• Astronomy > Data processing > Congresses
• Astronomy > Technique > Congresses
• Telescopes > Automatic control > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Remote Observing with JCMT and UKIRT / R. G. Clowes -- Remote Observing with the NRAO 12m Telescope / P. R. Jewell and T. W. Folkers -- Remote Observing with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory / D. C. Lis and K. Young -- Design Fundamentals of Interactive Remote Observing - Remote Usage of the Apache Point Observatory / R. F. Loewenstein, R. Owen, B. Yanny, J. R. Fowler, D. A. Harper, Jr. and D. York -- University of Michigan Automated 26-meter Paraboloid: 15 Years of Continuous Remote Observing / H. D. Aller -- Remote Observing at Cerro Tololo / T. Ingerson -- Remote Observing with the IRAM 30m Radiotelescope / W. Brunswig -- Remote Engineering at CFHT / J. Kerr and B. Grundseth -- Planning, Scheduling, and Control for Automatic Telescopes / K. Swanson, M. Drummond and J. Bresina -- The VLA Nearly-Real Time Processing System / W. K. Young, G. E. Martin and R. M. Hjellming -- The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope - Demonstration of Remote Observing with the JCMT on Mauna Kea / C. Mayer and F. Oliveira.
• The Very Long Baseline Array: Ten Antennas - One Array / R. Greschke -- Monitoring Mesospheric Water Vapor at a Remote Site: A 22 GHz System / T. A. Pauls, R. M. Bevilacqua, W. B. Waltman, P. R. Schwartz and D. L. Thacker -- Two Decades of Remote Observing at Hat Creek - The Next Ten Years / M. Wright -- Remote Observing with the OVRO Radio Telescopes / S. L. Scott and R. P. Finch -- Mauna Kea Observatories Communications Network: A Fiber Optics Based High Bandwidth Astronomy Network / T. Sun, P. H. Rhoads and R. McLaren -- Remote Telescope Control at Kitt Peak / D. Thompson -- A Computer Controlled Remote Telescope for Undergraduate Instruction / R. L. Mutel -- Three Years' Experience with Routine Remote Observing at the European Southern Observatory / D. Baade -- A Distributed VME Telescope Control System for Remote Operations / C. Bonoli, D. Fantinel, A. Baruffolo and F. Bortoletto -- Offsetting a Telescope via Remote Control / R. Owen and R. Loewenstein.
• Remote Observing with UKIRT: The UK - Hawaii Experience / P. N. Daly -- Remote Observing with HST and High Performance Image Compression with the H-Transform / R. L. White and W. R. Oegerle -- Remote Observing at Arecibo / B. M. Lewis -- WIYN Project: 3.5m Telescope on Kitt Peak / M. Johns -- Experience with Frame Grabbers and TV Acquisition Images at UKIRT / N. Rees -- Remote Control of the ESO New Technology Telescope / A. Wallander -- Remote Observing Activities at the Trieste Astronomical Observatory - The Second Level Remote Observing with ESO/NTT and the Galileo Telescope / A. Balestra, M. Pucillo, P. Santin, G. Sedmak and C. Vuerli -- Real-Time Imaging with the BIMA Array / M. Wright -- Gemini Project: The Future / R. J. McGonegal and P. Osmer -- Plans for Remote Observing at La Palma / L. R. Jones and P. S. Bunclark -- Plans for Remote Observing from Antarctica / A. A. Stark -- Plans for Remote Observing with the Submillimeter Array / A. A. Stark.
• Remote Observing with the Proposed NRAO Millimeter Array / R. M. Hjellming -- Low and High Bandwidth Remote Observing at the NASA IRTF / E. J. Pilger, J. Elliot and L. Young -- Automatic and Remote Operation of Astronomical Observatories / R. M. Genet and D. R. Genet -- The Need for Remote Observing with the Submillimeter Telescope / R. N. Martin -- SMT Computer and Control System / W. L. Peters -- A Multi-Telescope Remote Observing Centre / D. T. Emerson and R. N. Martin -- The Relative Merits of Remote and Service Observing / J. K. Davies -- Remote Observing in Edinburgh - A First-time User's View / C. S. Crawford -- Video Camera Control System via the Internet / M. Waddel -- A Survey of Remote Observing Capabilities / R. J. Maddalena and M. H. Clark -- Can Remote Observing Be Good Observing? Reflections on Procrustes and Antaeus / F. J. Lockman -- Workshop Summary / P. Wallace.

ISBN

9810211325

OCLC

ocm29711670

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries