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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2015-10-09T11:00:00+01:00
X-WR-CALDESC: IAC Talks upcomming talks
SUMMARY:The SARA Consortium: A Virtual Astronomy Department
DESCRIPTION:The SARA Consortium: A Virtual Astronomy Department\nProf. Terr
 y Oswalt\n\nFor over 20 years, the Southeastern Association for Research i
 n Astronomy (SARA) has operated a remotely-accessible 1-m-class telescope 
 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona that has served
  as a focus for faculty and student research.  From its four charter 
 institutional members, the SARA consortium has grown to include a dozen un
 iversities spanning Indiana to Florida.  In 2007, SARA assumed operat
 ions of a similar remotely-operated telescope at Cerro Tololo Interamerica
 n Observatory in Chile.  SARA has most recently partnered with the In
 stituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) to automate and assume operations
  of the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope (JKT) at the Roque des los Muchachos on 
 La Palma.  This talk will provide a brief historical perspective on t
 he SARA consortium as well as a summary of our facilities, research intere
 sts and prospects for the future.
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