FLOYDS Target Acquisition (IMAGE)

Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope

FLOYDS Target Acquisition

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Pointing FLOYDS requires aiming at an offset from the target (left), verifying the location using nearby stars, then centering the telescope on the target, all automatically.

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David Sand, LCOGT

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