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Instrumentation for Robotic Telescopes |
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September 3 – 7, 2012 |
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Ensenada, B.C., Mexico |
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Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
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Program |
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Sunday, September 2 |
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16:00 – 19:00 Registration |
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18:00 – 20:00 Welcome Reception at Corona Hotel |
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Monday, September 3 |
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Session 1 : Design of Robotic Telescopes & Conversion from Classic to Robotic Operation |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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08:50 – 09:00 David Hiriart: Welcome and Introduction |
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09:00 – 10:00 Mark W. Buie (Southwest Research Institute) (Invited Speaker) |
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10:00 – 11:00 Luis Cuesta “Robotic Telescopes to Science and Public Outreach” (Talk) |
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11:00 – 11:30 Coffe break /Posters |
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11:30 – 12:10 Leonid Georgiev “RATIR’s control software and scripting” (Talk) |
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12:10 – 12:20 Poster: Pablo Loera “The Carl Sagan Solar and Stellar Observatories” |
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12:20 – 12:30 Poster: Hector Hernández Toledo “A 60cm Robotic Telescope for galactic Archaeology in
San Pedro Martir” |
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12:30 –14:00 Lunch Break |
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Session 2 : Telescope Control & Observing Methods |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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14:00 –14:40 Alain Klotz (Centre d'Etude Spatial des Rayonnements France) (Invited Speaker) |
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14:40 – 14:50 Poster: Saul Zavala “Construction of a complete automatic remote control system for an
astronomical observatory with auto sustainable and auto selective
electrical plant” |
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14:50 – 15:00 Poster: Benito Orozco “Observation technique for the detection of pulsars period using an
EMCCD camera” |
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15:00 – 15:10 Poster: Fernando Quiros “The 7-axis control for active positioning of Hydra” |
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15:10 – 15:20 Poster: Adriana Nava Vega “Adquisición de Interferogramas empleando el Interferómetro
de Michelson” |
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15:20 –16:00 Coffe break/Posters |
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16:00 – 17:00 Zhi-Wei Zhang “Overview and Current Status of the TAOS Project” (Talk) |
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17:00 – 17:10 Poster: Fernando Quiros “The Opening Automation of the 84 cm and 1.5 m telescopes
domes shutter in OAN-SPM.” |
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Tuesday, September 4 |
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Session 3 : Data Archiving & Mining |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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09:00 – 09:40 Matthew Lehner “TAOS II: A Next Generation Occultation Survey” (Invited Speaker) |
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09:40 – 10:20 Maria Teresa Eibe “The INTA/CAB 50-cm robotic telescope: instrumental factors
conditioning photometric precision” (Talk) |
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10:20 – 10:30 Poster: Daniel Ferrusca “Automatizing a Fourier transform spectrometer to measure
millimeter and far-IR wavelength radiation” |
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10:30 – 11:00 Coffe break /Posters |
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11:00 – 12:00 David Hiriart “TORO: A Robotic Telescope for Optical Polarimetry” (Talk)) |
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12:00 – 12:10 Poster: Benjamín Hernández “Preliminary results of a learning algorithm to detect stellar
ocultations” |
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12:10 –14:00 Lunch Break |
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Session 4 : Real time analysis and Adaptive Optics |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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14:00 –15:00 Shriharsh Tendulkar (California Institute of Technology) (Invited Speaker) |
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15:00 – 15:10 Poster: Rosalia Langarica “An automated system for the sensitivity characterization of
Hamamatsu R5912 type photomultipliers” |
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15:10 – 15:20 Poster: Silvio Tinoco “Design proposal for an underwater, automated system for the
sensitivity characterization of 10”- Hamamatsu R7081
photomultipliers” |
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15:20 –16:00 Coffe break/Posters |
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16:00 –16:10 Juan Manuel Núñez “Installation of a Seeing Monitor with Robotic Telescope at the San
Pedro Martir Observatory” (Talk) |
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16:10– 16:20 Poster: Salvador Zazueta “Controllers for CCDs" |
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16:20—16:30 Poster: Francisco Murillo “Automation of the Boller & Chivens spectrograph lighting
system” |
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16:30 –16:40 Poster: Joel Herrera “Corrective maintenance of the SOPHIA instrument of the OAN at SPM
Baja California” |
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16:40 Group Photo |
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Wednesday, September 5 |
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Session 5 : Space Telescopes |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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09:00 – 10:00 Jaymie Matthews (University of British Columbia) (Invited Speaker) |
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10:00 – 11:00 Angel Colin “Design of LWIR bolometric detection structure” (Talk) |
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11:10 – 11:20 Poster: Jorge Rodrigo Ortega Solis “Broad-band amplifier applied to imaging systems” |
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11:20—11:30 Poster: Benito Orozco “Progress on the installation of the 5 meter radio telescope in the
Sierra Negra volcano” |
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11:30 Excursions: Leaving to SPM and San Antonio de las Minas |
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Thursday, September 6 |
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13:30 Return from SPM |
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Session 6 : Global Networking |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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16:00 – 16:40 Martin Jelínek (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain) (Invited Speaker) |
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16:40—17:20 Evgeniy Gorbovskoy "Global MASTER robotic net" (Talk) |
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17:20– 17:30 Poster: Gerardo Sierra “Upgrade of the 62-cm telescope mount at Severo Diaz
Observatory” |
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17:30 – 17:40 Poster: Eduardo de la Fuente “Control system of the 62-cm telescope at the Severo Diaz
Observatory “ |
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17:40 17:50 Poster: Urania Ceseña “Remote alert system for the computer network at San Pedro
Martir Observatory” |
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20:00 Conference dinner. |
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Friday, September 7 |
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Session 9 : Projects for the Future |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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09:00 – 9:40 Jean-Luc Atteia (IRAP/OMP, France) (Invited speaker) |
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9:40– 10:20 William Lee “The RATIR instrument for the Harold Johnson 2.5m Telescope at OAN-SPM”
(Talk) |
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10:20 – 10:30 Poster: Michael Richer “Automation of the OAN/SPM 1.5-meter Johnson Telescope for
Operations with RATIR” |
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10:30– 11:00 Coffe break /Posters |
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Session 10 : Panel Discussion |
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Session Chair: TBD |
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11:00 – 12:30: Future Robotic Projects for SPM. |
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William Lee (SASIR)
Matthew Lehener (TAOS)
Jean Luc Atteia (SVOM)
Martin Jelínek (BOOTES) |
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12:30 David Hiriart Farewell |
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