The Astronomical Light Optical Hybrid Analysis project investigates the combined use of a telescope array interferometer and nonlinear optics to propose a new generation of instruments dedicated to high-resolution imaging for infrared astronomy. The nonlinear process of optical frequency conversion transfers the astronomical light to a shorter wavelength domain. Here, we report on the first fri...

The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) operates four telescopes to search for occultations of stars by Kuiper Belt Objects. This paper provides a detailed description of the TAOS multi-telescope system. Subject headings: Solar System, Astronomical Instrumentation, Astronomical Techniques

We conducted a two-night photometric survey of small Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) near opposition using the wide-field Hyper Suprime-Cam instrument on the 8.2m Subaru Telescope. The survey covered about 90deg of sky, with each field imaged in the g and i bands. We detected 356 KBOs, ranging in absolute magnitude from 6.5 to 10.4. Filtering for high-inclination objects within the hot KBO populat...

The Haystack Telescope is an antenna with a diameter of 37 m and elevation-dependent surface accuracy ≤100μm that capable millimeter-wave observations. radome-enclosed instrument serves as radar sensor for space situational awareness, about one-third the time available research by MIT Observatory. Ongoing testing K-band (18–26 GHz) W-band receivers (currently 85–93 preparing inclusion telescope...

Astronomical telescopes are devices which collect as much radiation from astronomical (stellar) objects and put it in as sharp (small) an image possible. Both collecting area and angular resolution play a role. The relative merit of these two functions has changed over the years in optical astronomy, with the angular resolution initially dominating and then, as the atmospheric seeing limit was ...

Context. Unbiased molecular line surveys are a powerful tool for analyzing the physical and chemical parameters of astronomical objects and are the only means for obtaining a complete view of the molecular inventory for a given source. The present work stands for the first such investigation of a photon-dominated region. Aims. The first results of an ongoing millimeter-wave survey obtained towa...