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Robotic Telescopes, Linux, and RTML

Posted by timothy on from the for-the-resident-telescope-geek dept.

skintigh2 writes "Robotic telescopes controlled by Remote Telescope Markup Language and Linux scripts, along with stationary telescopes, are searching the skies and have made many findings: comets, hundreds of asteroids, 60,000 potential variable stars, and more. Will Linux save the Earth from a planet killer, or will we get crushed while the collected data goes unanalyzed? Read more to find out how you can help."

2 of 13 comments (clear)

  1. fp by nilsey · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    why not?

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    -- too cruel for schuel
  2. 3D Scans Of Ancient Tablets by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There are problems posting in the latest science article. Whats the deal?