Organisateurs: Richard BINZEL (MIT, USA) & Mirel BIRLAN (IMCCE)

Remote observations have become a very important and useful observing method
for modern ground‐based astronomy. By extension, the concept of remote control
in astronomy is applicable to space observatories and spacecraft exploration.
The instruments conceived to work in space require special design
considerations and development to be remotely operated. Remote operation
capability requires greater capital investment in both spacecraft
instrumentation and in the ground network receiving stations. Observing modes
of remote instruments generally need to be less complex than the operating
modes of ground‐based telescopes. Streamlining operations learned for space
can be applied to ground‐based programs just as refining techniques on Earth
can be applied to space.
Here on Earth, over the past decade remote observing has brought a very large
democratization to groundbased astronomy; making telescopes accessible to
observers who might otherwise never have access. This success comes from the
hard work of software and instrument engineers, schedulers, and the speed of
the internet.
The goal for this workshop is to bring together researchers involved in
observational astronomy across various fields of astronomy and astrophysics.
The workshop will welcome participants to present science highlights obtained
via remote observing. Most importantly, sharing results and experiences on
the success and limitations of remote observing will generate new ideas for
advancing the technique and its potential science for the next decade.

Program

Monday, January 21, 2013


Facilities
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:40 Welcome talk of CIAS Director

9:40-10:10 S.J. Bus, The Evolution of Remote Observing at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

10:10-10:40 F. DeMeo, R. Binzel, Rapid response remote observing of close near-Earth asteroid encounters

10:40-11:00 Coffee –Break

11:00-11:30, Fornasier S., Lellouch E., Muller, T., & the "TNOs are Cool" Team TNOs are Cool: A survey of the transneptunian region. Combined Herschel PACS and SPIRE observations of 9 prominent targets

11:30-12:00 N. Brosch, Remote facility in Wise Observatory

12:00-12:30 M. Kaplan, Volkan Bakis, Suleyman Kaynar Observing Facilities of Akdeniz University Space Sciences and Technologies Department and Some Preliminary Results

12:30-13:00 A. Barucci, Marco-Polo-R mission & remote observing control of instruments

Lunch a partir du 13h –Observatoire de Meudon Cafeteria

Facilities & Science
14:00-14:30 A. Klotz, Robotic observations using TAROT

14:30-15:00 W. Thuillot, Remote control for the observations on alert

15:00-15:30 N. Scott, Remote interferometric observations with CHARA/FLUOR

15:30-16:00 Coffee –Break

16:00- 16:30 E. Marcq, T. Encrenaz, T. Fouchet, M. Birlan Measurements of CO at Venus’ cloud top with IRTF/CSHELL at CODAM

16:30-17:00 J-E Arlot, Observation of phenomena: the interest of the remote observing

17:00-17:30 P. Vernazza, SpeX/IRTF unveils all we wanted to know about S-type asteroids

17:30-18:30 – Discussion/Experimentation

18:30 – Buffet dinnatoire

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Facilities& Science

9:00-9:30 D. Hestroffer, Remote control experience inside the Schools of Astrometry organized by IMCCE

9:30-10:00 M. Birlan, CODAM – Overview of facility/science inside Paris Observatory

10:00-10:30 M. Popescu, M4AST - deciphering asteroids spectra

10:30-11:00 Coffee –Break

11:00-11:30 F. Colas, Vaubaillon, J, Bouley S, and R. Rudawska CABERNET (High resolution meteors observation Network) first results and future Fireball observation network.

11:30-12:00 B. Carry, Density of asteroids: How to weight an asteroid from Earth?

12:00-12:30 A. Nedelcu, ROC Bucharest Observatory

12:30-12:45 Conclusions, Final Remarks

Lunch –Observatoire de Meudon Cafeteria


LISTE DE PARTICIPANTS:

Antonella BARUCCI, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris
Sonia FORNASIER, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris
Regina RUDAWSKA, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
Francesca DEMEO, MIT, USA
Daniel HESTROFFER, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
William THUILLOT, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
Bobby BUS, NASA-IRTF, USA
Nick SCOTT, LESIA(CHARA), Observatoire de Paris
Jean-Eudes ARLOT, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
Francois COLAS, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
Murat KAPLAN, Antalya University
Jeremie VAUBAILLON, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
Alain KLOTZ, IRAP/Université de Tulouse, France
Pierre VERNAZZA, Observatoire de Marseille
Noah BROSCH, Wise Observatory, Israel
Marcel POPESCU, AIRA, Romania
Alin NEDELCU, AIRA, Romania
Emmanuel MARCQ, LATMOS / Université de Versailles St Quentin
Benoit Carry, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
Marcello FULCHIGNONI, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris
Vincent COUDE DU FORESTO, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris
Mirel BIRLAN, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris