05-12-2017, 09:56 AM
Driving home from Hilo recently I heard on the HPR program Stargazer, a discussion about Project PANOPTES:
Panoptic Astronomical Networked Observatories for a Public Transiting Exoplanets Survey
It's a relatively low cost, remotely operated, robotic telescope. The idea is to get students and amateur astronomers involved in the discovery of exoplanets. When a potential exoplanetary system is discovered, the location can be forwarded to astronomers at a larger telescope for further investigation.
http://www.projectpanoptes.org/
The prototype PAN001 unit was recently deployed on Mauna Loa. This would greatly benefit our local high school students should they gain access to one of these units for their science classes or after school astronomy clubs:
http://www.projectpanoptes.org/pdfs/pano...pril17.pdf
If I know what I shall find, I do not want to find it. Uncertainty is the salt of life. - biochemist Erwin Chargaff
Panoptic Astronomical Networked Observatories for a Public Transiting Exoplanets Survey
It's a relatively low cost, remotely operated, robotic telescope. The idea is to get students and amateur astronomers involved in the discovery of exoplanets. When a potential exoplanetary system is discovered, the location can be forwarded to astronomers at a larger telescope for further investigation.
http://www.projectpanoptes.org/
The prototype PAN001 unit was recently deployed on Mauna Loa. This would greatly benefit our local high school students should they gain access to one of these units for their science classes or after school astronomy clubs:
http://www.projectpanoptes.org/pdfs/pano...pril17.pdf
If I know what I shall find, I do not want to find it. Uncertainty is the salt of life. - biochemist Erwin Chargaff
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves