Telescope Control – Observatory Sciences

Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)

by Observatory SciencesTelescope Control 15 June 202015 May 2024No Comments

The SKAO, established in January 2021, is the world’s second intergovernmental organisation to be dedicated to astronomy. Headquartered in the UK on the grounds of the Jodrell Bank UNESCO World Heritage Site with sites in Australia and South Africa, the SKAO is tasked with building and operating the two largest and most complex radio telescope …

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

by Observatory SciencesCase Study, Telescope Control 13 November 20188 May 2024No Comments

The LSST is one of the largest US federally funded projects in optical astronomy and OSL won the contract through an open tender process. The LSST telescope will conduct a 10-year survey of the sky that will deliver a 200 petabyte set of images and data and address some of the most pressing questions about …