David Sand | 11 Jun 2012
The first Folded Low Order whYte-pupil Double-dispersed Spectrograph (FLOYDS, for short) was commissioned at Faulkes Telescope South (FTS) at Siding Spring Observatory during the first two weeks of May, andfirst light was achieved on May 7th. F
LCO Webmaster | 11 Jun 2012
The month of May (and through the beginning of June) was quite busy for star parties. There were four held at Sedgwick and one at Photon Ranch (up in the hills above Santa Barbara). Thank you to everyone who helped plan and attended these events. All
Jessica Barton | 04 Jun 2012
This week’s interview is with Gary White.Jessica Barton: What is your job title?Gary White: Network administrator.JB: Could you tell us a little bit about yourself - your education, interests, past work experiences. GW: I wear two hats. One part of m
Jessica Barton | 21 May 2012
This week’s interview is with Dave Mullins.Jessica Barton: What is your job title?Dave Mullins: Electronic technologist.JB: What does your work at LCOGT involve?DM: I design and build control electronics for telescopes and astronomical instruments.JB
LCO Webmaster | 09 May 2012
May 5th saw the 11th annual AstroDay celebration on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Observatories across the state were invited to participate in the event located at Prince Kuhio shopping center in Hilo, including LCOGT. JD Armstrong and Rachel Ross
Jessica Barton | 07 May 2012
This week’s interview is with Stuart Lowe.Jessica Barton: What is your job title? Stuart Lowe: Astronomy web developer.JB: What does your work at LCOGT involve? SL: I support LCOGT’s education and outreach program by making cool things on the web. I
Jessica Barton | 23 Apr 2012
This week’s interview is with Maida SmithJessica Barton: What is your job title?Maida Smith: Finance and administrative director. HR isn’t in my title, but it kind of falls under administration, and it makes up about a third of what I do.JB: What doe
JD Armstrong | 10 Apr 2012
"A geosynchronous satellite doesn't move, right?" That's the question I was asked every time I mentioned the idea of trying to image a geosynchronous satellite with the Faulkes Telescope North.
Michelle Becker | 03 Apr 2012
Version 1.0.1 of the LCOGT Weather website was released today bringing some new features and a completely re-vamped look and feel. This new version hopes to provide a more user friendly experience that provides the data more clearly, is more accessib
LCO Webmaster | 02 Apr 2012
The California Conservation Corps spent the weekend camping at Sedgwick doing a number of projects around the reserve, including trail maintenance on the path up the hill to BOS. As a thank you to the group for working on that path, we offered them a
David Petry | 01 Apr 2012
LCO Webmaster | 29 Mar 2012
The first 1-meter telescope was installed this morning at McDonald Observatory! Crews from both LCOGT and McDonald made sure that the installation went smoothly. Below are some of the first pictures of the 1-meter telescope being (gently)
David Petry | 27 Mar 2012
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT) shipped their first in-house designed and fabricated 1-meter telescope to McDonald Observatory today. Final assembly, balancing, and testing was completed over the last month and on March 26, t
LCO Webmaster | 22 Mar 2012
March 21 marked the first star party at Sedgwick for the 2012 season. Not only did we have quite an enthusiastic group, the astronomy club from Santa Barbara City College, but we had perfect (but cold) weather with great seeing.
Jessica Barton | 26 Mar 2012
This week’s interview is with Mike Falarski.Jessica Barton: What is your job title? Mike Falarski: VP of OperationsJB: What does your work at LCOGT involve? MF: I negotiate the agreements at each node site to establish the terms and conditions of cre
Jessica Barton | 11 Mar 2012
This week's interview is with Dr. Martin Dominik.Jessica Barton: What is your job title?Martin Dominik: Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.JB: What does your work involve?MD: First let me mention the
Stuart Lowe | 06 Mar 2012
Our public archive showcases all observations made by schools, amateur astronomical societies, and related groups that use the two 2-meter Faulkes Telescopes. Yesterday we had a minor relaunch of the public observations archive. This update adds some
Abiy Tekola | 05 Mar 2012
During last week I participated as a volunteer (helping in observation and data reduction) at the 34th International School for Young Astronomers (ISYA) which was jointly organized by the International Union of Astronomy (IAU), University of Cape Tow
Jessica Barton | 27 Feb 2012
This week’s interview is with Ben Burleson.
Federica B. Bianco | 17 Feb 2012
Eta Carinae is a massive star system in the southern hemisphere. It is possibly the best studied star system in the sky, attracting the attention of scientists and sky watchers for its fitful dramatic magnitude changes. It even has a place in the tri
Jessica Barton | 13 Feb 2012
This week’s interview is with Avi Shporer.
Sandy Seale | 06 Feb 2012
As part of WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering), Haley has run (and I have helped with) an annual workshop for the past 5 years for 12-14 year old girls in Cardiff University. Its part of a year long club called Discover Club, where each year 3
Stuart Lowe | 06 Feb 2012
Last week I was hunting through our archive of public observations. I wanted to find observations that, together, would form a larger image. My plan was to test out some command-line software - Montage - that can automatically combine FITS files into
Stuart Lowe | 31 Jan 2012
On Thursday, January 26 2012 a group of Faulkes Telescope Project users combined forces to observe an asteroid. Grudziadz, The Leigh Technology Academy, College Le Monteil ASAM, Escola Secundária da Cidadela, Moreton Hall School and Regina Mundi Coll
Jessica Barton | 30 Jan 2012
This week’s interview is with John Hygelund.Jessica Barton: What is your job title? John Hygelund: Mechanical EngineerJB: What does your work at LCOGT involve? JH: I do design, fabrication, and testing of telescopes, instruments, and instrument syste