Starman Systems, LLC

This includes the following:

• Telescope control and automation
• Instrument control
• Automatic data collection

We employ commonly used process control instrumentation employed by industry, with either Linux or Windows interfaces.
All developed code and hardware is open source.
Our specialty is the renovation of old or abandoned telescopes.
Here is our Mission statement.

Projects

• Automation of the Coelostat at Robinson Hall at CalTech
• Autonomous private observatory in Sonoma
• Automation of the RCT 1.3 meter telescope at Kitt Peak Observatory
• Update the telescope drive of the MDM 1.3 meter telescope at Kitt Peak
• In progress updating the telescope drive of the 2.1 meter telescope at Kitt Peak
• Replace drive system of the KAIT telescope
• Rewrite software for alt-azimuth telescope in Concord N.H
• Control system for Manhattan solar arts project
• Mechanical and optical design of near infrared photometer for NIR optical SETI

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