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Las Cumbres Observatory

Index Las Cumbres Observatory

Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) is a network of astronomical observatories run by a non-profit private operating foundation directed by the technologist Wayne Rosing. [1]

18 relations: Asteroid, Exoplanet, Faulkes Telescope North, Faulkes Telescope South, Foundation (nonprofit), Goleta, California, Gravitational wave, Lars Bildsten, Longitude, McDonald Observatory, Nonprofit organization, South African Astronomical Observatory, Supernova, Sutherland, Northern Cape, Time domain astronomy, United States, Wayne Rosing, 501(c) organization.

Asteroid

Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.

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Exoplanet

An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside our solar system.

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Faulkes Telescope North

The Faulkes Telescope North is a clone of the Liverpool Telescope, and is located at Haleakala Observatory in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

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Faulkes Telescope South

The Faulkes Telescope South is a clone of the Liverpool Telescope and is located at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia.

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Foundation (nonprofit)

A foundation (also a charitable foundation) is a legal category of nonprofit organization that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes.

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Goleta, California

Goleta (Spanish:, "schooner") is a city in southern Santa Barbara County, California, US.

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Gravitational wave

Gravitational waves are the disturbance in the fabric ("curvature") of spacetime generated by accelerated masses and propagate as waves outward from their source at the speed of light.

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Lars Bildsten

Lars Bildsten (born 1964) is an American astrophysicist, best known for his work on the physics of white dwarfs and their explosions as Type Ia supernovae.

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Longitude

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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McDonald Observatory

The McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near the unincorporated community of Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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South African Astronomical Observatory

South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the national centre for optical and infrared astronomy in South Africa.

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Supernova

A supernova (plural: supernovae or supernovas, abbreviations: SN and SNe) is a transient astronomical event that occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages of a star's life, either a massive star or a white dwarf, whose destruction is marked by one final, titanic explosion.

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Sutherland, Northern Cape

Sutherland is a town with about 2,841 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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Time domain astronomy

Time domain astronomy is the study of how astronomical objects, especially those beyond the Solar System, change with time.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Wayne Rosing

Wayne Rosing (born 1946) is an American engineering manager.

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501(c) organization

A 501(c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the federal law of the United States according to and is one of 29 types of nonprofit organizations exempt from some federal income taxes.

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Redirects here:

LCOGT, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Lcogt.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Cumbres_Observatory

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