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'''Slooh''' is an amateur [[robotic telescope]] service that can be viewed live through any computer with a simple browser and a Flash plug-in. |
'''Slooh''' is an amateur [[robotic telescope]] service that can be viewed live through any computer with a simple browser and a Flash plug-in. |
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The observatory is located at the [[Canary Islands]], specifically the island [[Tenerife]] on the [[volcano]] called [[Teide]] at 3.5 km height, far away from any city [[light pollution]] and high above the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] so you get even better images. |
The observatory is located at the [[Canary Islands]], specifically the island [[Tenerife]] on the [[volcano]] called [[Teide]] at 3.5 km height, far away from any city [[light pollution]] and high above the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] so you get even better images. |
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There are 2 domes, each with 2 [[telescopes]]. Each dome has a high magnification telescope and one has a wide field [[telescope]]. The difference between the dome Telescopes is that one dome is optimized for [[planetary]] views (e.g. more magnification different [[Charge-coupled device|CCD]]) and the other for [[deep sky objects]] (e.g. less magnification, more light sensitive CCD). |
There are 2 domes, each with 2 [[telescopes]]. Each dome has a high magnification telescope and one has a wide field [[telescope]]. The difference between the dome Telescopes is that one dome is optimized for [[planetary]] views (e.g. more magnification different [[Charge-coupled device|CCD]]) and the other for [[deep sky objects]] (e.g. less magnification, more light sensitive CCD). One dome is under the operation of the astronomers of the observatory, while the other is available for amateurs to reserve and guide. |
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There are 2 missions, one called solo missions where you can define your own mission. And a group mission, where a predefined number of [[planets]], [[deep sky objects]] will be viewed and everybody can watch live the image build up. It is the user's responsibility to take the image at the right time. There is no automatic image taking functionality since the Slooh group wants to give the users the as real as it can get experience like you are there sitting in that dome. This includes a [[chat room]] and when there is no [[Slooh Radio]] broadcast, then you hear the machinery of the telescopes working through a microphone in the dome. |
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Slooh is an adventure on its own since you cannot predict if the images taken are going to be good, since you depend on the weather conditions locally on the observatory. The Slooh user interface also shows the local [[weather conditions]], like [[clouds]], [[humidity]], [[wind]], [[wind direction]] and a local panoramic black and white view that is sensitive enough to show the [[stars]] and even the [[Milky Way]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 15:26, 2 February 2007
Slooh is an amateur robotic telescope service that can be viewed live through any computer with a simple browser and a Flash plug-in.
The name Slooh comes from the word "slew" to indicate a movement of a telescope. But since the service wants to give users a big user experience, it has been changed to Slooh, where the "ooh" is used to express pleasure, satisfaction, surprise, or great joy.
The observatory is located at the Canary Islands, specifically the island Tenerife on the volcano called Teide at 3.5 km height, far away from any city light pollution and high above the atmosphere so you get even better images.
There are 2 domes, each with 2 telescopes. Each dome has a high magnification telescope and one has a wide field telescope. The difference between the dome Telescopes is that one dome is optimized for planetary views (e.g. more magnification different CCD) and the other for deep sky objects (e.g. less magnification, more light sensitive CCD). One dome is under the operation of the astronomers of the observatory, while the other is available for amateurs to reserve and guide.