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Clients and Projects
HOBBY-EBERLY TELESCOPE SOFTWARE STUDY
A software study for the upgrade of controls for the Hobby-Eberly telescope
by consultants from Observatory Sciences is part of a project to help our
understanding of t...
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DISCOVERY CHANNEL TELESCOPE
The facilities and infrastructure for the Discovery Channel Telescope at
a new site in Arizona, USA, are due for completion in 2011,
with telescope control software wri...
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US National Solar Observatory: Design of telescope control system for Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)
The client
The US National Solar Observatory is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astrononomy, Inc. (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with ...
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National Maritime Museum: provision of new position encoders and control software for Royal Observatory Greenwich historic telescope
The client
The Royal Observatory Greenwich, today part of the National Maritime Museum
Requirement
The Royal Observatory Greenwich houses one of the largest tele...
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Isaac Newton Group, La Palma: Upgrading adaptive optics (NAOMI) software
The client
The Isaac Newton Group (ING), La Palma, Canary Islands
Requirement
ING wanted to upgrade the adaptive optics systems (NAOMI) on the 4.2 William Hersch...
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Isaac Newton Group, La Palma: migration of legacy control systems to Unix-based systems
The client
The Isaac Newton Group (ING), La Palma, Canary Islands
Project background
During the late 1990s the ING set out to migrate the legacy, VAX-based contr...
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University College London: development, testing and commissioning of software for the Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph (bHROS)
The client
University College London, Optical Science Laboratory, part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Project background
The High Resolution Optical...
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UK Astronomy Technology Centre: Design, development and implementation of VISTA telescope’s primary mirror (M1 control ) system software
The client
The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council is responsible for organising the design, construction and commissioning of the VISTA telescope through ...
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UK Astronomy Technology Centre: Development and commissioning of high-level control software for Gemini Observatory Calibration Unit (GCAL)
The client
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), Edinburgh, Scotland. The UK ATC aims to help keep the UK at the forefront of world astronomy by providing a UK fo...
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UK Astronomy Technology Centre: development of Instrument Sequencer software for Gemini Multiple Object Spectrographs
The client
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), Edinburgh, Scotland The UK ATC aims to help keep the UK at the forefront of world astronomy by providing a UK ...
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Gemini Observatory: Design and production of Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) software including Beam Transfer Optics
The client
The Gemini Observatory is an international $180m project, operating twin 8.1 metre reflecting telescopes, one sited in Hawaii and the other in Chile, which ...
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Gemini Observatory Telescope Control System (TCS) further software development, implementation and support
The client
The Gemini Observatory, which operates twin 8.1 metre reflecting telescopes, one sited in Hawaii and the other in Chile, which together provide complete sky...
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Gemini Observatory: Design and development of Telescope Control System (TCS) sub-system interfaces
The client
The Gemini Observatory is an international $180m project, operating twin 8.1 metre reflecting telescopes, one sited in Hawaii and the other in Chile, which ...
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Gemini Observatory: Design and development of the Telescope Control System (TCS)
The client
The Gemini Observatory is an international $180m project, operating twin 8.1 metre reflecting telescopes, one sited in Hawaii and the other in Chile, which to...
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SYNCHROTRON IS SHINING BRIGHT
The Diamond Light Source synchrotron is now in full operation, but the work of Observatory Sciences consultants Andy Foster and Alan Greer goes on, commissioning further ...
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CONTROLLING MULTI-TELESCOPE ARRAY
Observatory Sciences is producing the software to control an array of ttelescopes being built on Magdalena Ridge, New Mexico which will provide ultra high resolution astr...
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INDIAN SIGHTS ON TOP DESIGN
Observatory Sciences has begun development work on the control system software for two new telescopes which will be based in India, providing world class observing facili...
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ADAPTIVE OPTICS ENCIRCLE GLOBE
Observatory Sciences consultants have spanned four continents working on the
cutting-edge technology of a new Adaptive Optics system for the Gemini Observatory.
Adap...
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REVOLUTIONARY NEW TELESCOPE TO PRODUCE 'SKY MOVIES'
Observatory Sciences has completed the design study for the Observatory Control System for the innovative new Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which is set to rede...
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BEAMLINES BOOST AUSSIE SCIENCE BASE
Accel Instruments has brought in consultants from Observatory Sciences to assist with beamline software for the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne. The Australian Synchr...
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SOFTWARE STUDY FOR EUROPEAN EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE
Observatory Sciences has undertaken a study, under contract to the European Southern Observatory, to review software options for the controls of the European Extremely La...
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24th February 2010
OSL attends the National Instruments Big Physics Symposium in Rome.
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| 30th November 2009
Discovery Channel Telescope control software delivered
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| 12th October 2009
Andy Foster and Aya Yoshimura from Observatory Sciences attended
ICALEPCS 2009 Japan
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