Sentences with phrase «was a telescope operator»
Mike was a telescope operator at the world renowned Carson Peak Observatory in New Mexico.
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That is when telescope operators will install its full - size camera, which at 1.4 billion pixels will be the largest camera on any ground - based telescope.
Moreover, because Alpha Centauri A and B are so bright and close together, Webb's coronagraph could only block the light of one star while the light from the other beats down for tens of hours on the telescope's delicate, irreparable sensors — a risk that mission operators are unlikely to take.
Ian Shelton, the telescope operator who spotted 1987A on a three - hour exposure he took of the Large Magellanic Cloud, was kind enough to consult with us for the video.
The motor that was designed to shift the telescope rapidly between targets sometimes stuck and slipped, forcing operators to move it slowly while they tried to isolate the source of the problem.
Just before sunset, the astronomers are joined by the telescope and instrument operator (TIO).