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SKYNET is a distributed network of robotic telescopes operated by students, faculty, and staff at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The network began operation in January 2006 with the opening of the six PROMPT telescopes in Chile. Since then, several more telescopes in the U.S. and Europe have been integrated into the network. We are ramping up to integrate many new telescopes around the world throughout 2011 and 2012.

A large fraction of PROMPT's observing time is dedicated to outreach. High schools and universities across the state of North Carolina have used SKYNET to teach astronomy for several years, and partner institutions across the U.S. are now using Skynet to enhance their curriculum. We also have programs that allow members of the general public to use Skynet's telescopes.


Filters

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Info

APERTURE: 0.4 m
FOCAL LENGTH: 2939.0 mm
F-RATIO: 6.8
FILTERS: gprime, rprime, iprime, zprime, U, B, V, R, I, Red, Green, Blue, Lum, Halpha, SII, Clear, Exop
CCD SIZE: 1024 x 1024 (13 um pixels)
FOV: 15.6 x 15.6 arcmins
SITE: Siding Springs Observatory

Recent Images

Observation: 839371
Exposure: 10461113
Filter: U
Length: 1.00s
taken 3699.2d ago

Observation: 837249
Exposure: 10397335
Filter: R
Length: 80.00s
taken 3699.2d ago

Observation: 838907
Exposure: 10443338
Filter: Blue
Length: 5.00s
taken 3699.2d ago

Observation: 838907
Exposure: 10443337
Filter: Blue
Length: 2.00s
taken 3699.2d ago

Observation: 838794
Exposure: 10418645
Filter: V
Length: 0.03s
taken 3699.2d ago