West Mountain Observatory: Getting Two Telescopes Ready for Remote Observing

Hill Aerospace Museum

Remote observing enables college students and professors to do astronomical research in the night while working during the day. Six years ago, a group of students supervised by Dr. J. W. Moody set up a remote observatory (called ROVOR) in central Utah and pioneered using it for quality, remotely run research. We desired to transfer lessons learned at ROVOR to the larger, more sophisticated West Mountain Observatory.