Welcome to Roboscope's page!


The Baker Observatory Robotic Autonomous Telescope (BORAT, aka Roboscope) is an autonomous telescope project which will be operated jointly between Missouri State University and Pedagogical University of Krakow.

Current work page Access Borat's cameras here

BORAT IS WORKING! The first data run was obtained on Nov. 29, 2014. BORAT is now running in a semi-autonomous mode and obtaining data on most clear nights.

Nights of data obtained during:
see the (outdated in 2012) blog here.
The telescope is a Meade 16" and the dome is an AstroHaven 7 foot clamshell dome.
Funding has been provided by Missouri State University, the Missouri Space Grant (funded by NASA) and Pedagogical University of Krakow.
Latest news at the bottom.

The dome leaving the factory.


The dome arrives at the observatory.



Stored during fall 2010.
Working on the grounds for roboscope.
In the heat of August, 2010.

Before pictures.


...during...


...and after. Still some way to go.

A worn out crew: Laurel, Jennifer, Lee, Matt, Justin, Amanda, Alicia, and Mike.

The telescope in our testing room.




November, 2010: We finish clearing trees that would obstruct the field of view.

Before....

and after.





With the base ring in place.


And the dome mounted.


Spring 2011





A dome motor went bad on us.





June, 2011. Trials with the scope next to the dome.