Automated Sky Monitoring
Welcome to the SKYOBS video observatory.
Based in the East Midlands area of the United Kingdom, using a mixture of "off the shelf" equipment, custom electronics and computer software, the observatory went through a major redesign in the Summer 2011. Testing of new instrumentation and techniques is ongoing but full uninterrupted operation is envisaged to start sometime during the winter 2011/12.
The observatory currently operates:-
- Cloud Camera
- Meteor Camera
- Sky Temperature Detector
- Light Intensity
- Weather Station
Future planned further enhance include the introduction of "Forward Scatter" meteor detection equipment, a magnetometer and 180° night-time all sky camera. More »
News From The European Space Agency - ESA
27 January 2012, 1:33 pmAlexander Kumar, the next ESA-sponsored crewmember to stay in Concordia, has arrived safely at the research base in Antarctica. The voyage to one of the remotest places on Earth takes even longer than the voyage to the International Space Station.
27 January 2012, 8:47 amDiscover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CET for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.
27 January 2012, 7:49 amESA’s new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket’s inaugural flight from Europe’s Spaceport. The launch window opens on 9 February.
