November 21, 2014: Brian Ottum (Lowbrows) and Stan Watson (Lowbrows). “Live Observing Using a Remote-Control Telescope — A Demonstration.”
Brian Ottum (Lowbrows) and his friend Dr. Stan Watson built an observatory near the SW corner of New Mexico. This observatory can be operated from thousands of miles away.
Brian and Stan demonstrated that a user in Ann Arbor can use cameras to view both inside and outside the observatory located about 1500 miles away. They can turn devices on and off and can watch as the roof rolls off the observatory.
Attendees could see the telescope slew as they pointed it at Vega and then saw the image from the camera attached to the telescope. Clouds in NM hampered the view. Stan and Brian spoke about developing the site and installing the
mounts and telescopes. They also showed pictures.