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Instrumentation & AI

KM 60-cm telescope in Chile

Examples of instrumentation and software developmentÌý°ÄÃÅÀúÊ·¿ª½±¼Ç¼O include:

  • installation of robotic telescopes, enabling automatic acquisition of data whenever the weather is clear;
  • customized control electronics to ensure that roboticÌýtelescopes are made safe in the event of adverse weather conditions;
  • in-house development of software and web interfacesÌýto manage the acquisition and processing of robotic-image data;
  • development of custom optics (for example, re-imaging optics to observeÌýthe sulphur torus of Jupiter's moon Io).

We are also collaborating with KonicaMinolta Labs Europe to exploit aÌýnetwork of robotic telescopes (with instruments distributed around the world), working onÌýtheÌýoptimization of networks of small telescopesÌýfor research and teaching.