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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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Lum

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Open


Info

APERTURE: 0.4 m
FOCAL LENGTH: 4576.0 mm
F-RATIO: 11.3
FILTERS: rprime, zprime, U, B, V, R, Lum, Halpha, OIII, SII, 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: 13144884
Exposure: 47511592
Filter: Open
Length: 1.00s
taken 14.0s ago

Observation: 13144873
Exposure: 47511435
Filter: Open
Length: 1.00s
taken 14.0s ago

Observation: 13139064
Exposure: 47492732
Filter: Open
Length: 0.03s
taken 50.0s ago

Observation: 13157901
Exposure: 47545513
Filter: Open
Length: 45.00s
taken 2.7m ago

Observation: 13158981
Exposure: 47547607
Filter: R
Length: 0.03s
taken 3.5m ago