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• The Observatories. Information on the observatories and the telescopes and how to use them.

• Science and education through the Remote Astronomical Society. The GRAS observatories support a number of on-going research projects including asteroid discovery, variable star observations and double star research.

• Astrophotography. How astroimagers are making beautiful pictures of the cosmos and the techniques they use.

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GRAS Network News

New Mexico

• 04-26-08 - The Dream Machine has been installed on G1. G1 will be back on line later this evening after some routine maintenance.

• 04-26-08 - Sorry to report G1 will be off line until the evening of 4-26-08

• 04-24-08 - High winds close roofs at NM.

• 04-22-08 - Conditions are clear

• 04-20 to 21-2008 - As mentioned high winds caused unannounced closures of the domes

• 04-20 to 21-2008 - Potentially high winds may cause intermittent and unannounced closures of the domes

• 04-20-08 Power outage this morning. All systems at New Mexico were off line until close to dawn.

• 04-17-08 Midnight - Roof(s) open

• 04-16-08 Winds gusting to 33MPH have delayed opening tonight at NM. once opened, the roof(s) may be closed and reopened without advanced notice due to gusting. Please watch the NM All Sky Camera for status changes.

• G4 Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero confirm nova

• G1 will soon have the Dream Machine back in place

Moorook

• Moorook Satellite system installed and operating

• G12 Back with new resources and system control software; new software configuration expected to produce the most stable performance ever experienced on this system. G12 will soon offer external guiding to enhance the narrow-band imaging capability. This will be accomplished with an external guiding system similar to the one installed on G14.

• G13 Installation near completion. Once the weather clears sufficiently to permit a polar alignment, G13 will be well on the way to being installed and ready for commissioning. G13 will bring some very exciting and advanced options to the GRAS Adventure. Especially designed to appeal to people totally inexperienced in astronomy or astrophotography, G13 will present unheard of opportunities to a lot of currently unsuspecting people who it is predicted will be delighted with what they are about to experience.

• G15 has had the pointing model updated. G15 is currently on-line.