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Oct 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982spie..332..238r&link_type=abstract
IN: International Conference on Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes, Tucson, AZ, March 11-13, 1982, Proceedings (A83-30976 13
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Astronomical Observatories, Data Links, Remote Control, Telescopes, Charge Coupled Devices, Numerical Control, Spectrometers, Telephony, Video Data
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The results of trial runs using telephone links to the Kitt Peak Observatory to permit astronomers to make use of the instrumentation from remote sites are reported. Three lines permit voice communication with the telescope operator, interfacing with the telescope computer, and television hook-up to the telescope image acquisition system. One complete picture frame is furnished every 34 sec over the modem. A commercial direct-dial long distance line was found to have a relatively acceptable noise level. The best operation was performed using the intensified image dissector scanner on a 2.1 m telescope. Satisfactory operation and controllability was reported from a user located over a thousand miles away. Further attempts will be made to add a CCD system and a Fourier transform spectrometer to the equipment that can be remotely operated. An expansion in the communications equipment and collaborative programs with other observatories are recommended in order to expand the program to more users.
Janes Clinton C.
Robinson Wilse G.
Schechter Paul L.
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