Nikolaus Volgenau | 09 Jun 2016
We have implemented a system to allow users to promote (or demote) the priority of observing requests within their science programs. An introduction to this system, called IPP for "Intra/Inter Proposal Priority", is available from our Docum
Nikolaus Volgenau | 31 May 2016
May 31 is the last day that LCOGT's archive at IPAC will be available. If you haven't yet switched to retrieving your data from our new archive, you must do so after today. The description of the archive (available at https://lcogt.net
Austin Riba | 12 May 2016
LCOGT has participated in this year's Cyclemaynia event in the best way we know how: by geeking out over both cycling and astronomy at the same time.
Nikolaus Volgenau | 08 Apr 2016
The 2016A semester began on April 1. To those of you who have been granted observing time on the Network, we hope that your observations go well. If you have questions about how to prepare your observing requests, please email our Science Suppor
Nikolaus Volgenau | 01 Apr 2016
The 2016A semester began at 0 UT on April 1. Congratulations to all PIs whose proposals were granted observing time in the 2016A semester! All proposals have been entered into our database, and time has been allocated. When you login t
Edward Gomez | 18 Mar 2016
On 14 March 2016 the European Space Agency in partnership with the Russian Space Agency launched the first ExoMars spacecraft, to study the red planet.
Nikolaus Volgenau | 15 Mar 2016
The 2015B semester is drawing to a close. The 2016A semester will begin on April 1. Results from LCOGT's time allocation process will be distributed soon.
Nikolaus Volgenau | 23 Feb 2016
The fl04 Sinistro camera (in Dome C at our Chilean site) warmed-up unexpectedly on Friday (Feb 19) and was producing bad frames. We suspect that the problem was contamination in the cooling system, which has now been cleared, but we're monitoring the
Nikolaus Volgenau | 26 Jan 2016
We have corrected a glitch in the Sinistro cameras. Because of the way the raw frames were processed, one row of pixels was removed between the top and bottom quadrants. The omission is "invisible" (i.e. there's no gap in the processed frame), but th
Nikolaus Volgenau | 19 Jan 2016
The Sinistro camera at LCOGT's Texas site (ELP) is now available for science observations.
Edward Gomez | 20 Jan 2016
Annual Award to be Presented by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. this May
Edward Gomez | 14 Jan 2016
Las Cumbres Observatory: Robotic telescopes in education We are organising a 2-day workshop in Leiden Observatory, 18-19 April 2016. The purpose of this meeting is to explore the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT), and how this
Sarah Eve Roberts | 17 Dec 2015
The first Universe in the Classroom 2.0 primary school teacher-training event took place last week in Wrexham (Wales, UK), during which participant teachers were provided with access to a global network of powerful robotic telescopes, and the resourc
Nikolaus Volgenau | 17 Dec 2015
The deadline for submission is 8 February 2016, 23:59 UTC. LCOGT is soliciting proposals for key projects: large, coherent observing programs designed to take maximum advantage of the unique capabilities of the LCOGT network to address important astr
Nikolaus Volgenau | 16 Dec 2015
The deadline for submission is 8 February 2016, 23:59 UTC. In 2016A, LCOGT Network has nine 1-meter telescopes and two 2-meter telescopes available for science observations. The SBIG cameras installed on some of the 1m telescopes are being replaced w
Nikolaus Volgenau | 09 Dec 2015
Here's an update on recent LCOGT activities.
Edward Gomez | 24 Nov 2015
A team of astronomers have used the LCOGT network to detect light scattered by tiny particles (called Rayleigh scattering), through the atmosphere of a Neptune-size transiting exoplanet. This suggests a blue sky on this world which is only 100 light
Nikolaus Volgenau | 06 Nov 2015
Sarah Greenstreet | 30 Oct 2015
It's no trick, but certainly a treat that on 31 October 2015 at 10:00 am PDT the near-Earth object (NEO) 2015 TB145 (nicknamed “spooky” by some) will pass within ~490,000 km or ~305,000 miles from Earth (roughly 1.3 times farther away than the Moon).
Nikolaus Volgenau | 06 Oct 2015
Dear Users and Friends of LCOGT Network,
Sarah Greenstreet | 05 Oct 2015
On 29 September 2015 the near-Earth object (NEO) 2015 SZ2 passed within roughly 500,00 km or 305,000 miles from Earth (that's only 1.3 times farther away than the Moon). At LCOGT, we monitored the NEO as it flew by. The movie shows images taken from
Nikolaus Volgenau | 01 Oct 2015
The 2015B semester began at 0 UT on October 1. Congratulations to all PIs whose proposals were granted observing time in the 2015B semester! All proposals have been entered into our database, and time has been allocated. When you login to t
Rachel Street | 22 Sep 2015
Rachel Street | 11 Sep 2015
Edward Gomez | 02 Sep 2015
Over the past few months, I have been working with local artist Laura Sorvala from Auralab. We are both keen on science and both comic book fans, so we decided to make a comic book. The comic book is going to accompany our education programme, partic