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% SatNOGS Optical Unofficial Guide
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% Copyright (C) 2022, Jeff Moe
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% This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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% International Public License (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Jeff Moe.
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% ACRONYM %
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\newacronym[
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description={Flexible Image Transport System is an open standard defining a digital file format useful for storage, transmission and processing of data: formatted as multi-dimensional arrays (for example a 2D image), or tables. FITS is the most commonly used digital file format in astronomy. The FITS standard was designed specifically for astronomical data, and includes provisions such as describing photometric and spatial calibration information, together with image origin metadata.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:fitswikipfreeencyc}}%
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}]
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{FITS}{FITS}{Flexible Image Transport System}
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\newacronym[
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description={Software-defined radio is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in analog hardware (e.g. mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators/demodulators, detectors, etc.) are instead implemented by means of software on a personal computer or embedded system.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:softwdefinradiowikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{SDR}{SDR}{Software-defined radio}
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\newacronym[
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description={Libre Space Foundation is a non-profit foundation registered since 2015 in Greece and the creators of the SatNOGS project.%
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\footnote{\url{https://libre.space/about-us/}}
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}]
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{LSF}{LSF}{Libre Space Foundation}
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\newacronym[
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description={Radio frequency is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around 20 \gls{kHz} to around 300 \gls{GHz}. This is roughly between the upper limit of audio frequencies and the lower limit of infrared frequencies; these are the frequencies at which energy from an oscillating current can radiate off a conductor into space as radio waves.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:radiofrequwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{RF}{RF}{radio frequency}
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description={Very High Frequency is the \gls{ITU} designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) from 30 to 300 \gls{MHz}, with corresponding wavelengths of ten meters to one meter. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted high frequency (HF), and the next higher frequencies are known as \gls{UHF}.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:veryhighfrequwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{VHF}{VHF}{Very High Frequency}
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description={Ultra High Frequency is the \gls{ITU} designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 \gls{MHz} and 3 \gls{GHz}, also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one tenth of a meter (one decimeter). Lower frequency signals fall into the \gls{VHF} or lower bands.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:ultrahighfrequwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{UHF}{UHF}{Ultra High Frequency}
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\newacronym[
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description={The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:intertelecunionwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{ITU}{ITU}{International Telecommunication Union}
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\newacronym[
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description={is an extensive collection of free software, which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as \gls{Linux}. Most of GNU is licensed under the GNU Project's own \gls{GPL}. GNU is also the project within which the free software concept originated.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:gnuwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{GNU}{GNU}{GNU's Not Unix!}
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\newacronym[
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description={is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software. The license was the first copyleft for general use. Historically, the GPL license family has been one of the most popular software licenses in the free and open-source software domain.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:gnugenerpublilicenwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{GPL}{GPL}{GNU General Public License}
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\newacronym[description={hertz.}]{Hz}{Hz}{hertz}
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\newacronym[description={kilohertz.}]{kHz}{kHz}{kilohertz}
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\newacronym[description={megahertz.}]{MHz}{MHz}{megahertz}
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\newacronym[description={gigahertz.}]{GHz}{GHz}{gigahertz}
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\newacronym[description={digital single-lens reflex.}]{DSLR}{DSLR}{digital single-lens reflex}
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\newacronym[description={Power over Ethernet.}]{PoE}{PoE}{Power over Ethernet}
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\newacronym[description={Global Navigation Satellite System.}]{GNSS}{GNSS}{Global Navigation Satellite System}
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\newacronym[description={Global Positioning System.}]{GPS}{GPS}{Global Positioning System}
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\newacronym[description={Ingress Protection code 67.}]{IP67}{IP67}{Ingress Protection code 67}
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description={The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. Established and maintained by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), it is the only system of measurement with an official status in nearly every country in the world, employed in science, technology, industry, and everyday commerce.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:intersysteunitswikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{SI}{SI}{International System of Units}
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description={a simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument about two perpendicular axes -- one vertical and the other horizontal. Rotation about the vertical axis varies the azimuth (compass bearing) of the pointing direction of the instrument. Rotation about the horizontal axis varies the altitude angle (angle of elevation) of the pointing direction. These mounts are used, for example, with telescopes, cameras, and radio antennas.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki21:altazmountwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{Alt-Az}{Alt/Az mount}{Altazimuth mount}
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description={two-line element set is a data format encoding a list of orbital elements of an Earth-orbiting object for a given point in time, the epoch. Using a suitable prediction formula, the state (position and velocity) at any point in the past or future can be estimated to some accuracy. TLEs can describe the trajectories only of Earth-orbiting objects. TLEs are widely used as input for projecting the future orbital tracks of space debris for purposes of characterizing ``future debris events to support risk analysis, close approach analysis, collision avoidance maneuvering'' and forensic analysis. The format was originally intended for punched cards, encoding a set of elements on two standard 80-column cards.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:twolineelemesetwikipfreeencyc}}
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}]
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{TLE}{TLE}{two-line element set}
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% GLOSSARY %
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\newglossaryentry{AstroImageJ}
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{ name={AstroImageJ},
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description={Application for astronomy and satellite image analysis.}}
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\newglossaryentry{artificial satellite}
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{ name={artificial satellite},
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description={Satellite launched by teh hoomans.}}
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\newglossaryentry{satpredict}
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{ name={satpredict},
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description={Software application to compute satellite predictions.%
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\footnote{\url{https://github.com/cbassa/satpredict}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{stvid}
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{ name={stvid},
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description={Satellite tools video application for acquiring and processing.
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sky images%
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\footnote{\url{https://github.com/cbassa/stvid}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{hough3d-code}
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{ name={hough3d-code},
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description={Software application for Iterative Hough Transform for Line Detection in 3D Point Clouds.%
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\footnote{\url{https://gitlab.com/pierros/hough3d-code}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{ground-station}
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{ name={ground station},
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description={a setup of equipment such as computers, cameras, \glspl{SDR}, antennas, and receivers, located on Earth, observing space.
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{SatNOGS}
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{ name={SatNOGS},
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description={Open Source global network of satellite ground stations.%
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\footnote{\url{https://satnogs.org/}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{optical-ground-station}
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{ name={optical ground station},
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description={a ground station using optical equipment (cameras) instead of antennas.
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{SatNOGS-Optical}
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{ name={SatNOGS Optical},
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description={Project by the \gls{LSF} to expand the \gls{SatNOGS} network to add \glspl{optical-ground-station}.
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{antenna}
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{ name={antenna},
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description={the interface between radio waves propagating through space and electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a transmitter or receiver.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:antenradiowikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{mast}
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{ name={mast},
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description={typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:radiomaststowerwikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{rotator}
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{ name={rotator},
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description={a device used to change the orientation, within the horizontal plane, of a directional antenna. Most antenna rotators have two parts, the rotator unit and the controller. The controller is normally placed near the equipment which the antenna is connected to, while the rotator is mounted on the antenna mast directly below the antenna. Rotators are commonly used in amateur radio.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:antenrotatwikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{Debian}
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{ name={Debian},
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description={a \gls{GNU}/\gls{Linux} distribution composed of free and open-source software, developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993. Debian is the basis for many other distributions, notably Ubuntu.
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Debian is one of the oldest operating systems based on the Linux kernel.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:debiawikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{Linux}
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{ name={Linux},
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description={is a free and open-source, monolithic, modular, multitasking, Unix-like operating system kernel. It was originally authored in 1991 by Linus Torvalds for his i386-based PC, and it was soon adopted as the kernel for the \gls{GNU} operating system, which was written to be a free (libre) replacement for Unix.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:linuxkernewikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{open-source}
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{ name={Open Source},
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description={is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public. The open-source movement in software began as a response to the limitations of proprietary code. The model is used for projects such as in open-source appropriate technology.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:opensourcwikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{free-software}
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{ name={Free Software},
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description={or libre software, is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, not price; all users are legally free to do what they want with their copies of a free software (including profiting from them) regardless of how much is paid to obtain the program. Computer programs are deemed ``free'' if they give end-users (not just the developer) ultimate control over the software and, subsequently, over their devices.%
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:freesoftwwikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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\newglossaryentry{Matrix}
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{ name={Matrix},
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description={an open standard and communication protocol for real-time communication.
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\footnote{\cite{Wiki22:matriprotowikipfreeencyc}}
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}}
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% TO ADD
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% satellite
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% SIDLOC
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% SSA
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% SatNOGS DB
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% CubeSat
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% RamSat
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% telemetry
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% astrograph
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% RASA
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% Grafana
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% Dashboard
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% Python, C, Unix, etc ?
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% CMOS
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% CCD
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% photon
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% giza (pgplot?)
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% orbit
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% decay
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% libre
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% astrometry.net
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% astap
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% Source Extractor
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% Watney
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% WCS
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% PiCamera
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