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12/12/2003
DFM attends the 203rd AAS meeting and Celebrates a 25
Year Anniversary!!
DFM Engineering, Inc. is pleased to attend the 203rd meeting
of the American
Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held January
4-8, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia.
Come join us as we Celebrate our 25th Anniversary Year!!
Please come visit us at Booth #229.
11/14/2003
DFM Engineering, Inc. Installs State-of-the-Art
Control System on Chabot Space and Science Center's New 36-Inch
Telescope.
The personnel at Chabot Space and Science Center (Oakland,
California) have built a 36-inch Cassegrain telescope over
the past few years. DFM Engineering, Inc. was selected to
provide the state-of-the-art telescope control system.
• Chabot's
Telescope Control System installation
• DFM
Telescope Control Systems
• Chabot
Space and Science Center
11/7/2003
DFM Engineering, Inc. completes the installation
of a 16 inch telescope at Rowan University in Glassboro, New
Jersey.
This successful 16-inch telescope installation at Rowan
University in New Jersey marks the 37th of these versatile
telescope installations worldwide for DFM.
The new DFM 16-inch telescope is housed in a four story state-of-
the-art science
building incorporating an observing deck, a class room,
and a custom domed observatory.
• Rowan
University installation
• CCT-16
• DFM
Telescope Control Systems
10/31/2003
DFM Engineering, Inc. completes the installation
of a 16 inch telescope at Alfred University in Alfred, New
York. This marks the 36th successful telescope installation
worldwide for DFM.
The installation of this 16-inch telescope at Alfred
University in New York marks the 36th successful installation
of these versatile telescopes worldwide. Another 16-inch telescope
installation will be announced within the week at Rowan University
in New Jersey.
Two more of these telescopes are under construction now in
DFM's own facility; one for Fresno State University in California
and one for Valdosta State University in Georgia.
Customer satisfaction and quality products have been the
reputation of DFM Engineering for over 24 years. DFM is proud
to be associated with these educational and research institutions!
• Alfred
University installation
• CCT-16
• DFM
Telescope Control Systems
10/24/2003
DFM Engineering, Inc. completes the installation
of the Control System and the Prime Focus Instrument on the
University of Calgary's Baker-Nunn Camera
DFM Engineering, Inc. was contracted to provide and install
the DFM TCS
(Telescope Control System) and design, fabricate, and install
a new prime focus instrument on the University's Baker-Nunn
camera. This comprehensive system was recently completed and
the University
of Calgary staff is now obtaining very wide field images...
• University
of Calgary, Baker-Nunn Camera Upgrade
• The
Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
• DFM
Telescope Control Systems
• DFM
Optical Tube Assembly
10/17/2003
DFM Engineering completes NOAA control system
upgrades of 85' antennas at Wallops, Virginia and Fairbanks,
Alaska.
NOAA
(National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration-Department
of Commerce) became aware of an opportunity to upgrade the
control systems on two antennas (Wallops, VA and Fairbanks,
AK) through communications with the administration at PARI
(the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute).
In February of 2003, the contract was awarded to DFM because
of proven capabilities of providing control system retrofits
to similar antennas and optical telescopes. The DFM proposal
was deemed to be technically superior to the other proposals
received and also was priced slightly lower in cost.
• NOAA
Wallops, Virginia Project
• NOAA
Fairbanks, Alaska Project
• NOAA
Original Project Description
• PARI
Upgrade
2/28/2003
College of Southern Idaho awards DFM with CCT-24
Telescope order.
The College
of Southern Idaho (CSI) in Twin Falls, has been planning
a major expansion of the
Herrett Center for Arts and Science for many years.
They have planned the addition of a major observatory and
they want to provide true eyepiece access to the telescope
for people in wheel chairs. They also plan to provide remote
access to the telescope over the Internet.
DFM Engineering was chosen because of proven capabilities,
extensive experience and commitment to their high quality
product.
• College
of Southern Idaho
2/21/2003
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration-Department
of Commerce (NOAA) awards control system upgrades of 85' antennas
to DFM Engineering.
NOAA
became aware of an opportunity to upgrade the control systems
on two antennas through communications with the administration
at PARI.
The NOAA control system upgrade builds on DFM Engineering's
experience of driving the antennas at PARI
to acquire and track stars. The software will be expanded
to allow tracking satellites and incorporates other features
to interface with the existing station operations.
DFM Engineering was chosen because of proven capabilities
of providing control system retrofits to similar antennas
and optical telescopes. The DFM proposal was deemed to be
technically superior to the other proposals received and also
was priced slightly lower in cost.
• NOAA
Upgrade
• PARI
Upgrade
1/02/2003
DFM Engineering's new ADA product début
at AAS meeting 1/5/03 - 1/9/03, Seattle, WA
DFM Engineering, Inc. announces the availability of an Articulated
Relay Eyepiece™ (ARE-125™) that allows handicapped
access to the eyepiece for most telescopes. DFM's creation
of the ARE-125™ is currently under committee review for
meeting the requirements for the Americans With Disabilities
Act (ADA).
The ADA requires access to public facilities for the handicapped.
Up to now, getting a wheelchair bound person to the eyepiece
of a telescope was very difficult and expensive.
DFM will also be displaying the DFM-OCS™ (Observatory
Control System) and the most recent DFM-TCS™ (Telescope
Control System) at the AAS show.
Please come visit us at Booth #101.
• Articulated
Relay Eyepiece™
9/30/2002
INSTALLING THE EMORY 24-INCH TELESCOPE
DFM Engineering, Inc. completed the installation, alignment,
testing, operation training, and performance demonstration
of the Emory University 24-inch telescope on September 30,
2002, only 11 months after receiving the order for the telescope.
In a rare night time installation, the DFM Engineering crew
assisted by Emory University personnel and a crane crew hoisted
the large telescope parts into the dome and assembled the
telescope. A night time lift was required because a street
had to be blocked off to allow setting up the crane.
• Emory
University Installation
8/23/2002
FROM TIME OF ORDER TO INSTALLATION IN LESS THAN
1 YEAR!!!
DFM Engineering, Inc. received a contract to produce a 24-inch
F/8 R-C telescope for Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia,
late last October. We are scheduled to install the telescope
in late September-only 11 months after receipt of order!
• Emory
University - 24-inch telescope production details
7/26/2002
Congratulations on a job well done!.
Retrofitting the University of Montreal's 1.6-meter telescope
with DFM's Telescope Control System greatly increases the
observing efficiency.
Here is what the Observatory Director has to say about it!!
• Letter
from Dr. Robert Lamontagne, University of Montreal
• Mt.
Megantic Installation details
2/15/2002
DFM Engineering ships the NASA RASL telescope.
DFM Engineering has completed and shipped the Raman Airborne
Spectrographic Lidar (RASL) 24-inch Optical Tube Assembly
(OTA) to NASA Goddard. The assembly met or exceeded all requirements,
including the goal of the complete OTA weighing less than
200 pounds and passing through a 27-inch wide aircraft door.
• NASA
RASL telescope details
2/8/2002
Dr. Robert Roeder, Physics Department, Southwestern
University, Georgetown, Texas, purchases a DFM 16-inch telescope.
The DFM telescope will significantly upgrade Southwestern's
Fountainwood Observatory by providing a true research-grade
instrument to replace the current 16-inch telescope which
is housed in a 5-meter dome. The increase in pointing accuracy
will make it possible to observe many more variable stars
and active galactic nuclei than are currently feasible. With
a reasonably dark sky and cloud cover of 12.5% or less on
an average of 1/4 of all nights, senior undergraduates and
faculty will be able to make significant contributions to
astronomical research in those areas.
Southwestern is pleased to acknowledge the support of the
National
Science Foundation for this project.
• DFM
Engineering's 16-inch telescope
• Southwestern
University, Physics Department
1/30/2002
DFM Engineering displays at the 199th American Astronomical
Society Meeting in Washington D.C.
Great interest was shown by the meeting participants in
the DFM Engineering display. DFM demonstrated a fully operational
telescope, instruments, and a model dome controlled by their
new Observatory Control System (DFM OCS™).
• DFM
Engineering's AAS Meeting Highlights
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