Dr. John L. Tonry Profile

Dr. John L. Tonry

at Univ of Hawai'i

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Publications (18)

Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Assessing sky conditions with astrometrically and photometrically calibrated all-sky images for autonomous observing

Nicolas Erasmus, John Tonry, Larry Denneau, Moloko Hlakola, Carel H. D. van Gend, Stephen Potter, Henry Weiland, Robert Siverd, Roufurd Julie

Proceedings Volume 13098, 130981U (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017927

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Sensors, Telescopes, Calibration, Stars, Observatories, Image segmentation, Astronomy, Astrometry, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

The rapid transient surveyor

C. Baranec, J. Lu, S. Wright, J. Tonry, R. B. Tully, I. Szapudi, M. Takamiya, L. Hunter, R. Riddle, S. Chen, M. Chun

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99090F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230848

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Cameras, Iterated function systems, Sensors, Visible radiation, Prototyping, Infrared radiation, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

GPC1 and GPC2: the Pan-STARRS 1.4 gigapixel mosaic focal plane CCD cameras with an on-sky on-CCD tip-tilt image compensation

P. Onaka, C. Rae, S. Isani, J. Tonry, A. Lee, R. Uyeshiro, L. Robertson, G. Ching

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84530K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925830

KEYWORDS: Cameras, CCD cameras, Telescopes, Stars, Titanium, Image processing, Charge-coupled devices, Metrology, Clocks, Kinematics

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

The Pan-STARRS wide-field optical/NIR imaging survey

Nick Kaiser, William Burgett, Ken Chambers, Larry Denneau, Jim Heasley, Robert Jedicke, Eugene Magnier, Jeff Morgan, Peter Onaka, John Tonry

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77330E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859188

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Astronomy, Sensors, Image processing, Image quality, Observatories, Solar system, Galactic astronomy, Detector development

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

The Pan-STARRS Gigapixel Camera #1 and STARGRASP controller results and performance

P. Onaka, J. Tonry, S. Isani, A. Lee, R. Uyeshiro, C. Rae, L. Robertson, G. Ching

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788093

KEYWORDS: Cameras, CCD cameras, Electronics, Telescopes, Field programmable gate arrays, Power supplies, Staring arrays, Clocks, Space telescopes, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2008 Paper

Results from the Pan-STARRS Orthogonal Transfer Array (OTA)

John Tonry, Barry Burke, Sidik Isani, Peter Onaka, Michael Cooper

Proceedings Volume 7021, 702105 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789617

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Metals, Stars, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Logic, Cameras, Sensors, Point spread functions, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

IMAKA: imaging from Mauna KeA with an atmosphere corrected 1 square degree optical imager

Olivier Lai, Mark Chun, Jean Charles Cuillandre, Ray Carlberg, Harvey Richer, David Andersen, John Pazder, John Tonry, René Doyon, Simon Thibault, Jim Dunlop, Chris Pritchet, Jean Pierre Véran, Christ Ftaclas, Peter Onaka, Klaus Hodapp, Robert McLaren, Emmanuel Bertin, Yannick Mellier, Pierre Astier, Reynald Pain

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790114

KEYWORDS: Stars, Turbulence, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Image quality, Wavefront sensors, Monte Carlo methods, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2007 Paper

Orthogonal transfer arrays for the Pan-STARRS gigapixel camera

Barry Burke, John Tonry, Michael Cooper, Peter Doherty, Andrew Loomis, Douglas Young, Thomas Lind, Peter Onaka, Deborah Landers, Peter Daniels, John Daneu

Proceedings Volume 6501, 650107 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.724452

KEYWORDS: Molybdenum, Prototyping, Charge-coupled devices, Epoxies, Packaging, Cameras, Staring arrays, Silicon, Logic, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

Calibration techniques for next-generation astronomical systems

S. Slater, C. Stubbs, J. Tonry, J. Masiero, R. Smith

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626921 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670144

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Distortion, Telescopes, Calibration, Photometry, Quantum efficiency, Astronomy, Photodiodes, Sensors, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 6 February 2006 Paper

Development of the orthogonal-transfer array

Barry Burke, John Tonry, Michael Cooper, Douglas Young, Andrew Loomis, Peter Onaka, Gerard Luppino

Proceedings Volume 6068, 60680J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.657196

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Logic, Metals, Quantum efficiency, Field effect transistors, Transistors, Semiconducting wafers, Imaging systems, Video, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

The orthogonal-transfer array: a new CCD architecture for astronomy

Barry Burke, John Tonry, Michael Cooper, Gerard Luppino, George Jacoby, Richard Bredthauer, Kasey Boggs, Michael Lesser, Peter Onaka, Douglas Young, Peter Doherty, David Craig

Proceedings Volume 5499, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.562490

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Logic, Astronomy, Clocks, Video, Semiconducting wafers, Imaging systems, Metals, Prototyping, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

IOTA: the array controller for a gigapixel OTCCD camera for Pan-STARRS

Peter Onaka, John Tonry, Gerard Luppino, Charles Lockhart, Aaron Lee, Gregory Ching, Sidik Isani, Robin Uyeshiro

Proceedings Volume 5499, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550622

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Data storage, Analog electronics, Interfaces, Cameras, Field programmable gate arrays, Clocks, Switches, Computer aided design, Cadmium sulfide

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Space interferometry Mission: dynamical observations of galaxies (SIMDOG) key project

Edward Shaya, R. Brent Tully, P. Peebles, John Tonry, Kirk Borne, Stuart Vogel, Adi Nusser, Dennis Zaritsky

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460695

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Stars, Particles, Distance measurement, Motion measurement, Interferometry, Motion models, Code division multiplexing, Satellites, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2002 Paper

Pan-STARRS: a large synoptic survey telescope array

Nicholas Kaiser, Herve Aussel, Barry Burke, Hans Boesgaard, Ken Chambers, Mark Chun, James Heasley, Klaus-Werner Hodapp, Bobby Hunt, Robert Jedicke, D. Jewitt, Rolf Kudritzki, Gerard Luppino, Michael Maberry, Eugene Magnier, David Monet, Peter Onaka, Andrew Pickles, Pui Hin Rhoads, Theodore Simon, Alexander Szalay, Istvan Szapudi, David Tholen, John Tonry, Mark Waterson, John Wick

Proceedings Volume 4836, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457365

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Point spread functions, Asteroids, Electronics, Stars, Adaptive optics, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2002 Paper

Rubber focal plane for sky surveys

John Tonry, Gerard Luppino, Nicholas Kaiser, Barry Burke, George Jacoby

Proceedings Volume 4836, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461350

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Video, Sensors, Clocks, Point spread functions, Optical amplifiers, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2002 Paper

WIYN One Degree Imager (ODI)

George Jacoby, John Tonry, Barry Burke, Charles Claver, Barry Starr, Abhijit Saha, Gerard Luppino, Charles Harmer

Proceedings Volume 4836, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457017

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Telescopes, Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Galactic astronomy, Image quality, Sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

CCD mosaics--past, present, and future: a review

Gerard Luppino, John Tonry, Christopher Stubbs

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316778

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, CCD cameras, Telescopes, Semiconducting wafers, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Spectrographs, Sensors, Image quality

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