RAS OBSERVATORY OF NEW MEXICO - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/160020.xml RAS OBSERVATORY OF NEW MEXICO - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 APOD Recognizes GRAS Imager John Ebersole http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb912224.htm Utilizing a palette of narrowband filters made famous by the Hubble space telescope, John Ebersole has produced an impressive array of wide-field mosaics. The APOD has recognized one of these images. (PRWeb May 2, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb912224.htm GRAS Announces, Browser-Based, Interactive, On-the-Fly, Photometry tool, Photometrica http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb804344.htm Photometrica is the first Browser-based Photometry Analysis Tool that is seamlessly integrated into the GRAS global network system at New Mexico. Photometrica is a GRAS proprietary, browser-based, scientific software analysis application; a tool that provides the ability for GRAS subscribers to perform instant photometry of images taken with the remote telescopes at GRAS on the fly. Unlimited access to this service is provided as a monthly subscription at extra cost. (PRWeb Mar 28, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb804344.htm World's First! Apple iPhone Acquires Deep Space Image: M42 Imaged by IIT Professor Jeff Terry Using the Global-Rent-a-scope (GRAS) Telescope Network http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb792444.htm Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) physics professor Jeff Terry took control of a Global-Rent-A-Scope (GRAS) telescope located near Cloudcroft, NM, from Chicago, IL, using his Apple iPhone. Using the iPhone's Safari web browser, Terry positioned the telescope to view the Orion Nebula (M42) and used the telescope's mounted camera to collect images of the popular astronomical object, marking the first time (of which we are aware) that an iPhone has been used for this purpose. (PRWeb Mar 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb792444.htm PBS Broadcast, 'Seeing in the Dark' Sparks an Unprecedented Offer From Global-Rent-a-scope (GRAS) to Those with a Burning Desire to Try Remote Imaging for Themselves http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555680.htm A recent PBS broadcast aired in the US highlighted advances in remote astronomy technology. The RAS Observatory of New Mexico (RASO) has been engaged in this activity for several years and can provide immediate access to sophisticated advance research systems at very reasonable costs. GRAS provides the actual telescope access for RASO. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555680.htm Two Old Birds Cook Up a Mean Stew at RASO (RAS Observatory of Mayhill, New Mexico) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb423529.htm Carl Kirby is by no means your ordinary senior citizen. For that matter neither is Robert Hutsebaut. So what is the common bond that ties these two individual members together? (PRWeb Aug 11, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb423529.htm Three Tenors Hitting High Notes? Try Five Hunters Shooting For The Stars! http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322494.htm Introducing The Asteroid Hunters From RAS Observatory (PRWeb Dec 14, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322494.htm RAS (Remote Astronomical Society) Observatory Announces Second Free Web-based Seminar on Asteroid Hunting -- General Public Invited http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb310442.htm Following closely on the heels of a very successful first event, the RAS Observatory has the distinct honor of presenting noted Canadian geophysicist, Andrew Lowe, on the subject of using the internet to discover asteroids. Lowe, currently is pending confirmation of his 100th asteroid discovery since January, will detail his scintillating encounters with space rocks. Further, Mr. Lowe goes into minute details of his unique strategies that have allowed him to achieve this remarkable performance. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb310442.htm RAS (Remote Astronomical Society) Observatory Announces First Web-based Seminar on Astronomy that is Available to the Entire World Population http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb307489.htm As a follow-up to the announcement made on October 19, 2005 the RAS Observatory, in conjunction with Ivocalize.com a web conferencing hosting service, is initiating this new exciting program that provides interested participants located anywhere in the world, with appropriate internet access, an opportunity to explore some of the various aspects of amateur astronomy; in this case, Backyard Spectroscopy. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb307489.htm Award Winning, Veteran Photographer Nancy Rosner Announces Special Tour to Kenya, Africa http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb301776.htm Nancy Rosner has been an award winning photographer for more than 25 years. After completing her most recent safari to Kenya she decided to share her extensive experience by escorting a select few individuals lucky enough to join her group. The new safari is scheduled for May 19 through June 2, 2006. (PRWeb Oct 25, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb301776.htm Director of the RAS, Remote Astronomical Society, Observatory Announced Today That a New Membership Program is Now Available to Amateur Astronomers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb299379.htm Exciting program to provide amateur astronomers with remote observing facilities. Equipped with sensitive chilled detectors some of these systems have been used to discover asteroids that were fainter than 20th magnitude. (PRWeb Oct 19, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb299379.htm Martin Nicholson Named First Director Of New Mexico-Based RAS Observatory http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb291482.htm On September 30, 2005, the RAS(Remote Astronomical Society)Observatory of New Mexico will appoint Martin Nicholson as its first director. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb291482.htm Close Encounter? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb289786.htm In between eating his croissants and jam, Amateur astronomer Robert Hutsebaut of Brussels’s was capturing this historic chance meeting. See the “In the news” link at www.http://www.ras-observatory.org or connect directly to: http://www.ras-observatory.org/ras/Research/ICRAR/Observers/Robert_Hutsebaut/NEO_2005_ST1/neo_2005_st1.html (PRWeb Sep 27, 2005)

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