Simultaneous remote observation from six sites organized at the 1-m telescope of the Yunnan Observatory

Wenda Cao; Qian Song; Kaifan Ji

doi:10.1117/12.387219

2 June 2000 Simultaneous remote observation from six sites organized at the 1-m telescope of the Yunnan Observatory

Wenda Cao, Qian Song, Kaifan Ji

Proceedings Volume 4011, Advanced Global Communications Technologies for Astronomy; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387219
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

On Mar. 6-7, 1997, a simultaneous remote observation from 6 sites was successfully carried out with the cooperation of astronomers and hobbyists in China, United States, Canada, and Great Britain. In the paper, the process and technical methods in this observation are introduced in detail. The present difficulties and brilliant prospects in the observational method under the current circumstances of Internet in China are shown as well.

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Wenda Cao, Qian Song, and Kaifan Ji "Simultaneous remote observation from six sites organized at the 1-m telescope of the Yunnan Observatory", Proc. SPIE 4011, Advanced Global Communications Technologies for Astronomy, (2 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387219

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