2/20/2012
Memorial University Grenfell Campus features a DFM Engineering 24" Telescope!
A new 24" DFM Engineering telescope was installed at the Grenfell
Campus of Memorial University.
Installation took place in the late afternoon and evening hours before an approaching storm.
The new observatory and telescope will provide handicapped accessibility for the public and with research
support from NSERC (NSF equivalent) the telescope will be used for research on half-light diameters of
open clusters. The Grenfell Campus will also explore collaborative projects with students from Saint
Mary's University in Halifax, which has a full-blown astronomy graduate program.
• DFM installs a 24" Telescope
for Memorial University Grenfell Campus.
1/20/2012
ARIES 1.3 meter optical telescope installed in Devasthal, India!
The DFM Engineering team completes a successful installation at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of
Observational Sciences (ARIES).
Installation took place in the remote Central Himalayan reigon of Northern India.
The pristine location enables thorough study of variable stars, supernova events and star formation
in the Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe.
• DFM installs a 1.3 meter Optical Telescope
for ARIES.
1/13/2012
University of Victoria features Canada's largest 'on-campus' Telescope
DFM Engineering installs a 32"!
The DFM Engineering team completes a successful installation at the University of Victoria in British
Columbia, Canada.
The University's preparations and new science building made for a smooth install.
• DFM installs a 32"Telescope
at the University of Victoria
1/1/2012
Mr. Mark Kelley, Vice President Engineering
Celebrating 30 Years of Service at DFM Engineering
Mr. Mark Kelley, Vice President of Engineering of Longmont based DFM Engineering, Inc., celebrates his
30th Anniversary on January 1, 2012.
Mark Kelley is responsible for designing telescope control system software.
He works closely with customers in determining control room specifications, computer requirements and
implementation and installation of DFM's Telescope Control System.
His many years of service and expertise are greatly appreciated by DFM Staff and the DFM customers!
• Mark Kelley Celebrates a 30 Year
Anniversary with DFM Engineering!
11/11/2011
DFM Engineering's research grade telescopes have been used to track the asteroid YU55.
In the MSNBC video, Brian Williams reports on the research activities at the Clay
Center Observatory. Ron Dantowitz, Brookline MA, uses a 24-inch DFM research telescope to track
and study the asteroid.
• MSNBC's video clip of
DFM's CCT-24 tracking the Asteroid YU55!
11/9/2011
DFM Engineering's research grade telescopes have been used to track the asteroid YU55 as it
moves through the sky referenced to the stars.
View images, used with permission of Dr. William Keel, University
of Alabama showing 60 second exposures tracking the asteroid.
• DFM's CCT-16 tracks
the Asteroid YU55!
4/8/2011
DFM Engineering has been awarded the contract for the design, manufacture and installation of NASA's
Meter-Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) system.
Research, imaging and characterization of space debris will be the cornerstone of space surveillance
by NASA and the Air Force Reserch Laboratory, a core technical capability required to support US national
interests in space.
• DFM Engineering creates the 1.3M MCAT System!
3/16/2011
Mr. Ian Huss, Production Manager
Celebrating 30 Years of Service at DFM Engineering
Mr. Ian Huss, production manager of Longmont based DFM Engineering, Inc., celebrates his 30th Anniversary
on March 16th, 2011.
Mr. Ian Huss is highly trained and qualified as the Production Manager for DFM Engineering. His many
years of service and expertise are greatly appreciated by DFM Staff and the DFM customers!
• Ian Huss Celebrates a 30 Year Anniversary
with DFM Engineering!
01/30/2011
DFM Engineering co-sponsors the Telescopes
From Afar Conference.
DFM is proud to announce its co-sponsorship of the international conference, “Telescopes from Afar” being
held February 28 - March 3, 2011 at Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Hawai’i.
The conference will focus on remotely operated, automated and robotic ground based telescopes including
economics, scheduling, networking, instrumentation and other related topics.
The goal is to provide an opportunity to share information on the advancements and developments in the
areas of remote observing, remote operation and automated local and global networking of all sizes of
observatories.
The conference offers a unique perspective on retrofitting existing observatories for remote and autonomous
operations.
• Telescopes From
Afar Conference
09/30/2010
DFM Engineering's Articulated Relay Eyepiece™ (ARE-125™)
provides revolutionary access to telescope viewing for handicapped stargazers at the Smithsonian
Institution's National Air and Space Museum Observatory.
Last August the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) featured a special program at the Public Observatory
for a family with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Matthew, in a wheelchair, wished to look through a powerful telescope to see the awesome and inspiring
images of the universe! The DFM Engineering creation of the Articulated Relay Eyepiece™ (ARE-125™ )
helped make his wish a reality by providing the accessibility.
• NASM Public Observatory event
• ARE-125™ by DFM Engineering
• ARE-125™ product announcement
05/05/2010
New Jersey Institute of Technology's
(NJIT) new 1.6-meter unobstructed aperture solar telescope - the largest of its kind in the world
- is now operational.
The New Solar Telescope was officially dedicated on October 3, 2009 at the Big Bear Solar Observatory.
This DFM telescope is said to be the pathfinder for all future, large ground-based telescopes. The Big
Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO), is located at Big Bear Lake, California high in the San Bernardino
Mountains.
• NJIT Solar Telescope installation details
• NJIT New Solar Telescope Manufacturing
Documentation
• BBSO
Latest Halpha Images
01/29/2010
University of Utah establishes
the "High Altitude Southern Utah Observatory" featuring a new 32-inch DFM telescope!
DFM installed a new 32-inch CCT telescope, the heart of the new Southern Utah Observatory providing
the University of Utah's Physics Department full membership of the Sloan
Digital Sky Survey - III Collaboration Project.
Another successful install!
• University of Utah installation details
01/08/2010
DFM Engineering has completed the LA Valley
College 16 inch Celestron telescope retrofit and new DFM control system installation.
DFM also provided handicapped access to the telescope eyepiece with the Articulated
Relay Eyepiece™.
The new planetarium building, with the addition of the new elevator and retrofitted telescope now brings
LA Valley College up to ADA standards,
allowing wheelchair access so that disabled students may participate in the telescope experience on the
roof; a successful install!
• LA Valley College installation details
08/16/2009
DFM Engineering has completed the construction and installation of the new 36 inch telescope for Brigham
Young University at West Mountain
Observatory (WMO)!
BYU’s West Mountain Observatory south of Utah Lake now hosts the DFM 36 inch telescope, an unprecedented
size telescope in the Rocky Mountain West.
It establishes an inter-mountain facility that can be used for dissertations, stand-alone research projects,
and research projects that support the work done on larger telescopes elsewhere.
• BYU West Mountain Observatory installation
details
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