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John Gates

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Commissioning ShARCS: the Shane adaptive optics infrared camera-spectrograph for the Lick Observatory Shane 3-m telescope

Rosalie McGurk, Constance Rockosi, Donald Gavel, Renate Kupke, Michael Peck, Terry Pfister, Jim Ward, William Deich, John Gates, Elinor Gates, Barry Alcott, David Cowley, Daren Dillon, Kyle Lanclos, Dale Sandford, Mike Saylor, Srikar Srinath, Jason Weiss, Andrew Norton

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057027

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Infrared cameras, Infrared telescopes, Optical filters, Cameras, Observatories, Telescopes, Image filtering, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

ShaneAO: wide science spectrum adaptive optics system for the Lick Observatory

Donald Gavel, Renate Kupke, Daren Dillon, Andrew Norton, Chris Ratliff, Jerry Cabak, Andrew Phillips, Connie Rockosi, Rosalie McGurk, Srikar Srinath, Michael Peck, William Deich, Kyle Lanclos, John Gates, Michael Saylor, Jim Ward, Terry Pfister

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914805 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055256

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Electroluminescent displays, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

A multi-threaded approach to using asynchronous C libraries with Java

John Gates, William Deich

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91522Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055203

KEYWORDS: Java, C++, Observatories, Computer programming languages, Computer programming, Data communications, Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Software, Operating systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

World coordinate system keywords for FITS files from Lick Observatory

Steven Allen, John Gates, Robert Kibrick

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77403P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857767

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Video, Observatories, Data acquisition, Clocks, Sensors, Astronomy, Telescopes, Current controlled current source, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Realizing software longevity over a system's lifetime

Kyle Lanclos, William Deich, Robert Kibrick, Steven Allen, John Gates

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77403E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857653

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Control systems, Spectrographs, Software development, Observatories, Telescopes, Telecommunications, Keck Observatory, Databases, Observational astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Modern computer control for Lick Observatory telescopes

John Gates, William T. S. Deich, Anthony Misch, Robert Kibrick

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70190C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787995

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer programming, Nickel, Telecommunications, Control systems, Observatories, Human-machine interfaces, Mirrors, Logic, Domes

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Remote observing with the Nickel Telescope at Lick Observatory

Bryant Grigsby, Konstantinos Chloros, John Gates, William T. Deich, Elinor Gates, Robert Kibrick

Proceedings Volume 7016, 701627 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789490

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Nickel, Domes, Observatories, Control systems, Cameras, Camera shutters, Safety, Space telescopes, Mirrors

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