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Associate Principal Astronomer - The primary goal of this project is to design, build, test, and widely distribute a system for the low-cost, efficient management and closed-loop operation of multi-user, remotely located, automatic telescopes.

Fairborn Observatory - A robotic telescope farm in southern Arizona (about 30 miles southwest of the IRTF facility) which specializes in precise photometric stellar observations.

Robotic Telescope Project List - A comprehensive list of robotic telescopes around the world maintained by F. Hessman at University of Göttingen's Observatory.

UC Santa Barbara Remotely Operated Telescopes - A public access educational tool to assist and encourage new students to study science.

Mount Wilson Remotely Operated Telescope - This is another operational automated telescope used as part of the K-12 program. It is also used as part of the Telescopes in Education program.

Image Processing Resources for Astronomy Teachers - This is a very nice summary of available resources for astronomy teachers, including software, images, and remote observatories.

Grasslands Observatory - An automated observatory near the Winer facility.

 

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Last updated January 21, 2004