... Guiding will continue unless a guide star is lost (clouds, high background from moon or twilight, or the telescope is slewed to another field). ...
... The laser projects a beam to retroreflectors left on the Moon's surface by the APOLLO and Russian moon missions which reflect the beam back to ARC's 3.5-m mirror. ...
... Oct 5-11 Oct 8-11 Oct 19-25 Oct 12-18 Oct 22-25 Nov 16-22 Nov 12-15 Nov 16-22 Nov 23-29 Nov 19-22 Nov 30-Dec 6 Dec 4-6 Dec 28-Jan3 Dec 7-13 Dec 31-Jan3 backup: Dec 14-20 (Finals 14-17) *Moon ok for 1st half shifts Moon in target fields week of Dec 21-27 ...
... Laser-Ranging Operation, an instrument that is attempting to map the orbit of the Moon by distance measurements at an accuracy of ~1mm, using a laser that is beamed up through the telescope and reflects off retroreflectors previously left on the Moon ...
... You are responsible for figuring out moon phase, making sure time doesn't conflict with your travel schedule, etc. ... of their rotation periods, interior structure, atmospheric retention, and the presence of extrasolar moons (Lazio et al ...
... You are responsible for figuring out moon phase, making sure time doesn't conflict with your travel schedule, etc. ... of their rotation periods, interior structure, atmospheric retention, and the presence of extrasolar moons (Lazio et al ...
... You are responsible for figuring out moon phase, making sure time doesn't conflict with your travel schedule, etc. ... of their rotation periods, interior structure, atmospheric retention, and the presence of extrasolar moons (Lazio et al ...