Remote observing with the Keck telescope from California using NASA's ACTS satellite

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3112, Issue , 1997, Pages 209-220

  Shopbell, Patrick L ^a   Cohen, Judith G ^a   Bergman, Larry A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTS; ATM; Keck Observatory; Remote observing; Satellite communications

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE; AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES; BUILDINGS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; NASA; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE LINKS; SATELLITES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELESCOPES;

ACTS; ATM; KECK OBSERVATORY; REMOTE OBSERVING; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS;

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 58749086230     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.278835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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