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Gravic-Labs-Astronomy-LargeJournal of Double Star Observations, Vol 12, No. 3, March, 2016

Sparse-Aperture Quasi-Meridian Telescopes
Russell M. Genet, et al.

33rd Annual IOTA Meeting, Cheyenne Campus of the College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, Nevada, October 16-18, 2015

Progress and Future Plans for EMCCD Testing, (Video), July, 2015
Steve Conard, Dylan Holenstein, and  Bruce Holenstein

Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 11, No.  1S, September, 2015

Speckle Interferometry of Short-Period Binary Stars
Russell M. Genet, et al.

Alt-Az Initiative Portland VIII Workshop, August 1-3, 2014

High Speed Photometry and Scintillation
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

32nd Annual IOTA Meeting, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, July 12-13, 2014

High Speed Observing Plans for Regulus-163 Erigone Event
Steve Conard, Bruce Holenstein, and Dylan Holenstein

Specialized Software and Equipment for High Speed Cameras
Dylan Holenstein, Bruce Holenstein, and Steve Conard

Small Telescopes and Astronomical Research (STAR III) Conference, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina, June 6-7, 2014

Optical Testing of Light Bucket Mirrors
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol. 10 No. 2, (Page 150), April 1, 2014  

Lunar Occultation Observations of Double Stars – Report #4
Brian Loader, et al.

Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXVI, 89710O, Proc. SPIE 8971, March 6, 2014

Recent Developments in the Production of Spin-cast Epoxy Mirrors
K.L. Brodhacker, J. Ritter, A.D. La Croix, B. Holenstein, and R.M. Genet

Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation, Vol. 2, No. 2, January 6, 2014

Intensity Interferometry for the 21st Century
E.P. Horch, G. Van Belle, R.M. Genet, and B.D. Holenstein

31st Annual IOTA Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 4-6, 2013

Results from NEAF
Bruce Berger, Ted Blank, Al Carcich, Ken Coles, Steve Conard, and Bruce Holenstein

Application of EMCCDs to Faint Occultations
Bruce Holenstein, Russ Genet, and Steve Conard

Society for the Astronomical Sciences 32nd Annual Conference, May 21-23, 2013

Earth- and Space-Based Light Bucket Intensity Interferometry Arrays
Russ Genet, Bruce Holenstein, Joseph Ritter, Elliott Horch, Gerard van Belle, Reed Estrada, Chris Estrada, Andrew Aurigema, Lisa Brodhacker, Jodi Christiansen, LLuvia Rodriguez, and Dave Kieda

Maui International Double Star Conference, Maui, HI, February 8-10, 2013

Lightbucket Telescopes for Intensity Interferometry
Russ Genet, Bruce Holenstein, Reed Estrada, Chris Estrada, Mounir El-Koussa, Laura Rice, and Mike Vickery

30th Annual IOTA Meeting, North Las Vegas, NV, October 19-22, 2012

NEAF Meeting Report
Bruce Berger, Ted Blank, Al Carcich, Ken Coles, Steve Conard, and Bruce Holenstein

Second Phoenix Astro-Solar Workshop of the Mobile Solar Initiative, Phoenix, AZ, October 13, 2012

Meter-Class Telescope Array Science
Bruce Holenstein and Russ Genet

Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 8, No.  4, October 1, 2012

Lunar Occultation Observations of Double Stars – Report #3
Brian Loader, et al.

Big Blue: Lightweight, Portable Assembly & Operations Manual, August, 2012

1-Meter Prototype Lightweight, Portable Alt-Az Telescope: Assembly, Operations & Maintenance Manual
Miles Holenstein

Alt-Az Initiative Portland VI Workshop, Portland, OR, July 27-29, 2012

Meter-Class Telescope Array Science
Bruce Holenstein and Russ Genet

Meter-Class Astronomy Conference: Telescopes, Instruments, and Observational Programs, Waimea, HI, January 20-22, 2012

Overview of 0.75-m Telescope Project and Requirements
Bruce Holenstein and Russ Genet

High Time Resolution Astronomy Developments
Bruce Holenstein and Russ Genet

Optical Testing of Epoxy Mirrors
Dylan Holenstein and Bruce Holenstein

Active Secondary Project Update
Alex Thompson, Jeff Jarema, and Bruce Holenstein

Villanova University, Physics Department, Villanova, PA, November 7, 2011

Lightweight Medium-Aperture Mirrors for Astronomy and Power Generation
Bruce Holenstein

Astronomy Workshop at Gravic, Malvern, PA, October 8, 2011

Telescope Arrays and Related Topics
Bruce Holenstein, Rich Mitchell, and Dylan Holenstein

Summary of the Astronomy Workshop at Gravic
Bruce Holenstein

29th Annual IOTA Meeting, Rocklin, CA, July 16-19, 2011

Alt-Az Initiative: Update on the development of portable and affordable meter-class telescopes
Russ Genet and Bruce Holenstein

Amateur Astronomy, No. 70, Spring, 2011

Spin-Cast Polymer Mirrors, February, 2014
K. Lisa Brodhacker, Terry Richardson, Kevin Babson, James Ruff, Walter Scrivens, Russell Genet, Bruce Holenstein, and John Ridgely

Non-Vacuum Silvering and Overcoating of Telescope Mirrors, January, 2011
K. Lisa Brodhacker, Genevieve Harris, Bruce Holenstein, Sagar Venkateswaran, and Russell Genet

Low Cost Active Secondary Mirrors, March, 2011
Bruce Holenstein, Brian Fehrman, Miles Wickersham, Umesh Korde, and Russell Genet

Light Bucket Astronomy Conference: Technology Developments and Research Programs, Waimea, HI, December 31, 2010 – January 2, 2011

Light Bucket Astronomy
Russ Genet and Bruce Holenstein

Visions for Large Light Buckets
Russ Genet and Bruce Holenstein

Aberration Theory and Prototype Mirror Experiments
Bruce Holenstein, Richard Mitchell and Dylan Holenstein

Signal-to-Noise of Program Object Measures
Bruce Holenstein and Russ Genet

Silvering and Overcoating Experiments
Bruce Holenstein, Sagar Venkateswaran, Michael Holenstein, and Dylan Holenstein

Low Cost Fixed and Bimorph Correctors
Bruce Holenstein, Dylan Holenstein, Garth Boyer, Alexander D. Thompson and Richard Mitchell

Experiments with High Speed Cameras
Bruce Holenstein

A High Speed Electrometer for Photodiode Photometers
Bruce Holenstein, Dylan Holenstein, Richard Mitchell and Alexander Demirjian

Lunar Occultation Theory and Practice
Bruce Holenstein

OTF Foamglass Tests, June 15, 2011
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Other Documents, 2011

Lander University 10″ Spin-Cast Epoxy Mirror Tests, March 12, 2011
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Lander University 11″ Spin-Cast Epoxy Mirror Tests, October 15, 2011
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Lander University Flats and 11″ Spin-Cast Epoxy Mirror No.2 Tests, November 16, 2011
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Lander University 22″ Spin-Cast Epoxy Mirror Tests, December 21, 2011
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Mu Gem Lunar Occultation 1314-v2, March, 2011
Bruce D. Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Pi Sgr Lunar Occultation 1011, August, 2011
Bruce Holenstein, Dylan Holenstein, Larry DeWarf, and VU Students

Society for the Astronomical Sciences 29th Annual Conference, May 11-13, 2010

Light Bucket Astronomy
Russell M. Genet, Arne A. Henden, Bruce D. Holenstein – pp 117-122

28th Annual IOTA Meeting, Boston, MA, December 3-5, 2010

Development of Portable and Affordable Meter-Class Telescopes, December 4, 2010
Russ Genet and Bruce Holenstein

Efforts to Improve the Signal-to-Noise-Ratio of Occultation Measures, December 4, 2010
Bruce Holenstein and Russ Genet

Amateur Astronomy, No. 66, June, 2010

Light Bucket Telescopes
Russ Genet and Bruce Holenstein

Alt-Az Initiative Portland IV Workshop, Portland, Oregon, July 31 – August 1, 2010

Gravic Labs Light Bucket Astronomy Projects
Bruce D. Holenstein, Robert H. Koch, Richard J. Mitchell, Dylan R. Holenstein, Alexander D. Thompson, Alexander J. Demirjian, Michael D. Holenstein, and Garth R. Boyer

The Alt-Az Initiative: Telescope, Mirror, & Instrument Developments, Collins Press, 2010

Chapter 2, Light Bucket Astronomy
Russell M. Genet and Bruce D. Holenstein

Chapter 16, Figures of Merit for Light Bucket Mirrors
Bruce D. Holenstein, Richard J. Mitchell, and Robert H. Koch

Chapter 24, Experiments with Pneumatically-Formed Metalized Polyester Mirrors
Bruce D. Holenstein, Richard J. Mitchell, Dylan R. Holenstein, Kevin A. Iott and Robert H. Koch

Figures of Merit for Light Bucket Mirrors, HI, February 6-7, 2010
Bruce D. Holenstein, Richard J. Mitchell, and Robert H. Koch

NEAF – Northeast Astronomy Forum,  Suffern, NY, April 17, 2010

NEAF – 2010 Impressions, April 18, 2010
Bruce Holenstein

Independent Tests

Peacock Labs Mirror Coating Testing and Analysis, August 18, 2010
M. D. Holenstein

Peacock Labs Mirror Coating Testing and Analysis – Phase II and IIA, November 11, 2010
Bruce Holenstein and Dylan Holenstein

Starstone 8in No. 0001a Tests, May 8, 2010
Bruce Holenstein


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