Remote Observing Facility

The Tim Liu (GRS ’86, ’90) Astronomical Observing Center

The Tim Liu (GRS ’86, ’90) Astronomical Observing Center (LAOC) is a remote observing facility located in room 414 of the College of Arts and Sciences Building. Funds for the LAOC were generously provided by alum Dr. Tianxing “Tim” Liu, who received his MA and PhD from the BU Department of Astronomy.
 

Specifications:

The LAOC contains a Windows machine, typically used for video conferencing with an observatory, three iMacs, typically used for remotely operating instrument control software via screen sharing, and a RAID array for temporarily storing data, mountable by any of the computers.