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        <title>e-Science</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In late 2010, we presented a paper at the "e-Science challenges in astronomy and astrophysics" workshop.  This workshop was held as a part of the Sixth IEEE International Conference on e-Science.  The paper can be found <a href="ftp://ftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/eScience%20Workshops%202010/data/4295a008.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a>]]></description>
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        <pubdate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:33:20 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Join the Federation!</title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[APTA and <i>telescope-net</i> are proud to announce that they are recipients of a <a href="http://www.aaf.edu.au/index.php/mini-grants/grant-recipients/#usq" target="_aaf">"mini-grant"</a> from the <a href="http://www.aaf.edu.au/" target="_aaf">Australian Access Federation.</a>  This grant will allow us to deploy <i>telescope-net</i> as a federated service, such that students and staff from federated institutions will be able to access the website and services easily and securely.]]></description>
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        <pubdate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:30:00 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>"Astrocoder" / SCS service</title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The <i>telescope-net</i> "astrocoding" service is now available for public use.  This provides access (via HTTP) to our <a href="/apta/CAT-INFO" target="_catinfo">catalogue of astronomical objects</a>, including asteroids, comets and deep-sky objects.   It will accept a wide range of search parameters, including "simple cone search" parameters, and can produce data in a number of different forms, including the standards-compliant <i>VOTable</i> format.  Please see the <a href="/apta/ASTROCODERINFO" target="_astrocoder">information</a> page for details and examples of use.]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:13:20 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Observing info for <i>you</i></title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[From the website front page, you can now get observing information for your city, including cloud cover predictions, dusk and dawn times, plus lots of other stuff.  With a website login, you can also search for IAU/MPC observatories, <i>telescope-net</i> telescopes and user-defined observing sites.  Additionally, if your site isn't there, you'll soon be able to log in and create it!]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:13:20 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Geocoder released</title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[We have just released the <i>telescope-net</i> geocoder for public use.  This service provides information on cities and IAU/MPC observatories, as well as <i>telescope-net</i> telescopes and user-defined observing sites.  The service can operate both as a geocoder and as a "reverse geocoder".  Please see the <a href="http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/GEOCODERINFO">information</a> page for more information on the geocoder and examples of use.]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Sun, 30 May 2010 06:13:20 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Your moon</title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[We have just launched another google gadget, titled "Your moon".  This gadget, which you can add to webpages or to an iGoogle page, shows an image of the Moon with the same phase and orientation as you see it when you go outside and look.  This incorporates some new technologies, including both geocoding and IP geolocation for determining observing locations.  So, you can either let the module choose your location, based upon your IP address, or specify a city of interest.  Please see the <a href="http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/GMODULES">Gadgets</a> page for more information.]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Sat, 29 May 2010 05:13:20 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Moon rise and set</title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[We have launched another Google Gadget, which provides rise and set times of the moon for any location, along with some other information.  Please go to our <a href="http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/GMODULES">Gadgets</a> page for more information, or to put the module on iGoogle or your webpages.]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:40:00 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Helping UQSchoolsNet</title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[<i>telescope-net</i> has helped The University of Queensland's launch of 'UQ Schools Net', as an example of the sort of technologies which can be delivered across the new, high-speed link.  The launch was held on 28-October-2008, at Ipswich Girls' Grammar School.  The poster which The University of Queensland created for <i>telescope-net</i> can be seen <a href="http://www.telescope-net.com/images/telescope-net_UQSchoolsNet.pdf">here</a> as a PDF (4.2 MB).]]></description>
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        <pubdate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:20:00 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>ALTC Citation!</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Mt Kent Observatory team at the <a href="http://www.usq.edu.au/">University of Southern Queensland</a> have been awarded a <a href="http://www.altc.edu.au/carrick/go/home/awards/citations">Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning</a> from the <a href="http://www.altc.edu.au">Australian Learning and Teaching Council</a> (ALTC; formerly the Carrick Institute).  The Citation was awarded for developing a specialised astronomy facility that engages on-campus and distance education students in science through practical and interactive experiences, in part through the use of <i>telescope-net</i> systems and infrastructure.  The Mt Kent Observatory team has helped to develop the <a href="http://orion.mko.usq.edu.au/telescopes/OMara/">O&#39;Mara telescope</a>, a fully-robotic instrument which forms a part of the <i>telescope-net</i> network.  The full list of Citation recipients for 2008 can be found <a href="http://www.altc.edu.au/carrick/webdav/users/siteadmin/public/awards_citationrecipients2008.pdf">here</a>.]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:46:40 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Google modules launched</title>
        <link>http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/NEWS</link>
        <description><![CDATA[As a part of our commitment to make our astronomy services available to all, we have created our first two Google Gadgets.  The first of these allows you to see information on the current positions and visibilities of the sun, moon and major planets, and can be adapted to display information on any object in our catalog including comets and asteroids.  The second Gadget always shows the latest image processed by the <i>telescope-net</i> network, along with a brief description.  Please see the <a href="http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/GMODULES">Gadgets</a> page for more information, or to put them on your iGoogle or web pages.]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:53:20 +0000</pubdate>
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        <title>Paper published!</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[After finally getting around to doing the corrections, the first paper on this system has been published in <i>Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia.</i>  You can view the abstract <a href="http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/138/paper/AS07011.htm" target="_blank">here,</a> or feel free to contact the author <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">cmsconv("roy--ta--telescope-net--tod--com")</script><noscript><a class="footer" href="http://www.telescope-net.com/apta/CONTACTS">telescope-net.com</a></noscript> for the full paper.]]></description>
        <author>telescope-net News</author>
        <pubdate>Tue, 22 May 2007 11:05:44 +0000</pubdate>
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