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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.


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Info

APERTURE: 0.4 m
FOCAL LENGTH: 4572.0 mm
F-RATIO: 11.2
FILTERS: gprime, rprime, iprime, zprime, U, B, V, R, I, Red, Green, Blue, Lum, Halpha, OIII, Open
CCD SIZE: 1024 x 1024 (13 um pixels)
FOV: 10.0 x 10.0 arcmins
SITE: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

Recent Images

Observation: 9105646
Exposure: 37242912
Filter: Open
Length: 120.00s
taken 4.2m ago

Observation: 9105861
Exposure: 37243128
Filter: Open
Length: 120.00s
taken 6.5m ago

Observation: 9105643
Exposure: 37242909
Filter: Open
Length: 120.00s
taken 9.6m ago

Observation: 9105625
Exposure: 37242892
Filter: Open
Length: 120.00s
taken 11.9m ago

Observation: 6025318
Exposure: 31495303
Filter: Lum
Length: 24.00s
taken 14.4m ago