Dr. Christopher J. Mottram Profile

Dr. Christopher J. Mottram

Telescope Software Engineer at Liverpool John Moores Univ

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Publications (25)

SPIE Journal Paper | 27 April 2024

Mookodi: multi-purpose low-resolution spectrograph and multi-filter photometric imager for rapid follow-up observations of astronomical transient events

Nicolas Erasmus, Iain Steele, Andrzej Piascik, Stuart Bates, Christopher Mottram, Kathryn Rosie, Carel H. D. van Gend, Ulrich Geen, Magaretha L. Pretorius, Stephen Potter, Egan Loubser, Willie Koorts, Hitesh Gajjar, Keegan Titus, Hannah Worters, Amanda Sickafoose, Sunil Chandra, James E. O’Connor, Kgothatso Matlala, Justine Crook-Mansour, Ali Ranjbar, Robert Smith, Helen Jermak, Shalom Abiodun, Okwudili Egbo

JATIS, Vol. 10, Issue 02, 025005, (April 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.10.2.025005

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Equipment, Spectrographs, Tunable filters, Cameras, Stars, Imaging systems, Sensors, Optical filters, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Integration and early testing of WEAVE: the next-generation spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Georgia Bishop, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Shan Mignot, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nicholas Walton, Juerg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, Emilie Lhomé, Marc Balcells, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, Andy Ridings, Jure Skvarč, Marc Verheijen, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, Jose Alonso Burgal, José Miguel Herreros, José Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Luis Peralta de Arriba, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Alireza Moleinezhad, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffalo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Ellen Schallig, Sarah Hughes, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Angela Iovino, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lillian Dominguez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martín, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Steve Guest, Huw Morris, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Emanuel Gafton, Elisabetta Caffau, David Horville, Francisco Paz Chinchón, Jesus Falcon-Barosso, Boris Gänsicke, Jose San Juan, Nauzet Hernandez

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144714 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561067

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Device simulation, Data processing, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Image resolution, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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Construction progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Picó, Nicholas Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende, Émilie Lhomé, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Andy Ridings, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, José Alonso Burgal, Jose Miguel Herreros, Jose Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramón Navarro, Mike Irwin, James Lewis, Eduardo Gonzales Solares, Neil O'Mahony, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffolo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farkas, Ellen Schallig, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lilian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martin, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Andrea Hidalgo, Shan Mignot, Georgia Bishop, Steve Guest, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Luis Peralta de Arriba

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312031

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Chemical elements, Robots, Spectrographs, Polishing, Coating, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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Thermal and mechanical design and test of the CCD mount for the WEAVE spectrograph cryostats

Stuart Bates, Iain Steele, Chris Mottram, Helen Jermak, Niels Tromp, Jan Kragt, Eddy Elswijk, Johan Pragt, Remko Stuik, Robert Barnsley, Charles Monroe, Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Jose Alfonso Lopez Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Antonella Vallenari, Esperanza Carrasco, Don Carlos Abrams, Kevin Middleton

Proceedings Volume 10709, 107091Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312496

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors, Nitrogen, Spectrographs, Confocal microscopy, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

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Final design and progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nic Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, José Peñate, Emilie Lhome, Tibor Agócs, José Alonso, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Ellen Schallig, Andy Ridings, Isabelle Guinouard, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Kevin Rogers, Martin Lee, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Niels Tromp, Attila Jaskó, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Gabby Kroes, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Frank Gribbin, José Miguel Delgado, José Miguel Herreros, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, David Murphy, Clare Worley, Richard Bassom, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Adrian Martin, Antonella Vallenari, Bernardo Salasnich, Andrea Baruffolo, Shoko Jin, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Lillian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Farina

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231078

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optics manufacturing, Spectrographs, Manufacturing, Molybdenum, Stars, Structured optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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Liverpool Telescope 2: beginning the design phase

Christopher Copperwheat, Iain Steele, Robert Barnsley, Stuart Bates, Mike Bode, Neil Clay, Chris Collins, Helen Jermak, Johan Knapen, Jon Marchant, Chris Mottram, Andrzej Piascik, Robert Smith

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99063A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231755

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Robotics, Gamma radiation, Lanthanum, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectrographs

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SPIE Journal Paper | 4 March 2016

IO:I, a near-infrared camera for the Liverpool Telescope

Robert Barnsley, Helen Jermak, Iain Steele, Robert Smith, Stuart Bates, Christopher Mottram

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 015002, (March 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.1.015002

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Cameras, Astronomical telescopes, Imaging systems, Cadmium sulfide, Stars, Space telescopes, Data processing, Radon

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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SPRAT: Spectrograph for the Rapid Acquisition of Transients

A. Piascik, Iain Steele, Stuart Bates, Christopher Mottram, R. Smith, R. Barnsley, B. Bolton

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91478H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055117

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Cameras, Space telescopes, Lamps, Optical components, Prisms, Sensors, Calibration, Krypton

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

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Using dummy and pseudo-dummy amplifiers to correct for common mode CCD noise

I. Steele, C. Mottram, R. Smith, R. Barnsley

Proceedings Volume 9154, 915428 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056602

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Optical amplifiers, Clocks, Telescopes, Digital signal processing, Electronics, Interference (communication), Denoising

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

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An update on the development of IO:I: a NIR imager for the Liverpool Telescope

R. Barnsley, I. Steele, S. Bates, C. Mottram

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914737 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055508

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Near infrared, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Head, Resistors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Interfaces, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

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Project overview and update on WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso López Aguerri, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johan Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nic Walton, Juerg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, José Peñate, Emilie Lhome, Tibor Agócs, José Alonso, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Andy Ridings, Isabelle Guinouard, Mark Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Kevin Rogers, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Neils Tromp, Attila Jasko, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, José Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramón Navarro, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, Neil O'Mahony, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Antonella Vallenari, Andrea Baruffolo

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055132

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Cameras, Stars, Spectroscopy, Molybdenum, Imaging systems, Galactic astronomy, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, David Carter, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Mike MacIntosh, Chris Evans, Ian Lewis, Ramon Navarro, Tibor Agocs, Kevin Dee, Sophie Rousset, Ian Tosh, Kevin Middleton, Johannes Pragt, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, Chris Benn, Marc Verheijen, Diego Cano Infantes, Craige Bevil, Iain Steele, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Francis J. Gribbin, Jürg Rey, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Jose Miguel Delgado, Isabelle Guinouard, Nic Walton, Michael Irwin, Pascal Jagourel, Remko Stuik, Gerrit Gerlofsma, Ronald Roelfsma, Ian Skillen, Andy Ridings, Marc Balcells, Jean-Baptiste Daban, Carole Gouvret, Lars Venema, Paul Girard

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925950

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Space telescopes, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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RINGO3: a multi-colour fast response polarimeter

D. M. Arnold, I. Steele, S. D. Bates, C. Mottram, R. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84462J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927000

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Cameras, Polarimetry, Magnetism, Telescopes, Quantum efficiency, Mirrors, CCD cameras, Electrons, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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RINGO2: an EMCCD-based polarimeter for GRB followup

I. Steele, S. Bates, C. Guidorzi, C. Mottram, C. Mundell, R. Smith

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773549 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856842

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Cameras, Gamma radiation, Magnetism, Mirrors, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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RISE: a fast-readout imager for exoplanet transit timing

I. Steele, S. Bates, N. Gibson, F. Keenan, J. Meaburn, C. Mottram, D. Pollacco, I. Todd

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70146J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787889

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Stars, Imaging systems, Planets, Collimators, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

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A free market in telescope time II: a test implementation

I. Steele, N. Clay, J. Cohen, W. Lee, C. Mottram

Proceedings Volume 6270, 62700M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671810

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Web services, Java, Signal to noise ratio, Standards development, Astronomy, Robotics, Astronomical telescopes, Information security, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

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Operating a heterogeneous telescope network

Alasdair Allan, Karsten Bischoff, Martin Burgdorf, Brad Cavanagh, Damien Christian, Neil Clay, Rob Dickens, Frossie Economou, Mehri Fadavi, Stephen Frazer, Thomas Granzer, Sandy Grosvenor, Frederic Hessman, Tim Jenness, Anuradha Koratkar, Matthew Lehner, Chris Mottram, Tim Naylor, Eric Saunders, Nikolaos Solomos, Iain Steele, Georg Tuparev, W. Thomas Vestrand, Robert White, Sarah Yost

Proceedings Volume 6270, 62700H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671247

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Robotics, Observatories, Astronomical telescopes, Space telescopes, Prototyping, Standards development, Astronomy, Physics, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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What do telescopes, databases, and compute clusters have in common?

A. Allan, A. Adamson, B. Cavanagh, F. Economou, S. Fraser, T. Jenness, C. Mottram, T. Naylor, E. Saunders, I. Steele, W. Vestrand, R. White, P. Wozniak

Proceedings Volume 6274, 627408 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671360

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Prototyping, Astronomy, Planets, Astronomical telescopes, Robotics, Databases, Computer architecture, Network architectures, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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RINGO: a novel ring polarimeter for rapid GRB followup

I. Steele, S. Bates, D. Carter, D. Clarke, A. Gomboc, C. Guidorzi, A. Melandri, A. Monfardini, C. Mottram, C. Mundell, A. Scott, R. Smith, J. Swindlehurst

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62695M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670756

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Magnetism, Gamma radiation, Time metrology, Mirrors, Physics, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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Design of low cost and reliable instrumentation for robotic telescopes

Christopher Mottram, Iain Steele, Lusia Morales

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551337

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Robotics, Control systems, Calibration, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Sensors, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

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The Liverpool Telescope: performance and first results

Iain Steele, Robert Smith, Paul Rees, Ian Baker, S. Bates, Michael Bode, Mark Bowman, Dave Carter, Jason Etherton, Martyn Ford, Stephen Fraser, A. Gomboc, Robert Lett, Anthony Mansfield, Jonathon Marchant, Gustavo Medrano-Cerda, Christopher Mottram, D. Raback, A. Scott, M. Tomlinson, R. Zamanov

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551456

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Robotics, Computer programming, Optical instrument design, Stars, Image quality, Actuators, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

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A free market in telescope time?

Jason Etherton, Iain Steele, Christopher Mottram

Proceedings Volume 5493, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551362

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Observatories, Astronomy, Data acquisition, Medicine, Distributed computing, Surgery, Astrophysics, Atmospheric physics

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2004 Paper

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eSTAR: intelligent observing and rapid responses

Alasdair Allan, Tim Naylor, Iain Steele, Tim Jenness, Brad Cavanagh, Frossie Economou, Eric Saunders, Andy Adamson, Jason Etherton, Chris Mottram

Proceedings Volume 5496, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550433

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Databases, Astronomy, Robotics, Stars, Web services, Space telescopes, Data archive systems, Data modeling, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2002 Paper

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eSTAR: a distributed telescope network

Iain Steele, Tim Naylor, Alisdair Allan, Jason Etherton, C Mottram

Proceedings Volume 4845, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456601

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Astronomy, Robotics, Databases, Astronomical telescopes, Space telescopes, Astrophysics, Prototyping, Control systems, Data archive systems

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2000 Paper

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Enabling schools and public access to the Liverpool Robotic Telescope

Iain Steele, Andrew Newsam, C Mottram, Paul McNerney

Proceedings Volume 4011, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387221

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Robotics, Java, Image compression, Databases, Control systems, Astronomy, Telecommunications, Astronomical telescopes, Internet

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