Dr. Curtis McCully Profile

Dr. Curtis McCully

Senior Astrodata Scientist at Las Cumbres Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2024 Poster

UVIa: a cubesat to explore type Ia supernovae in the UV

Curtis McCully, Keri Hoadley

Proceedings Volume 13093, 130933J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020636

Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Poster + Paper

The optical design of the UVIa CubeSat: a multichannel ultraviolet telescope for transient science

Fernando Cruz Aguirre, Keri Hoadley, Curtis McCully, Gillian Kyne, Shouleh Nikzad, John Hennessy, April Jewell, Christophe Basset, Greyson Davis, Leonidas Moustakas, Daniel Harbeck, D. Andrew Howell, Saurabh Jha, David Sand, Peter Brown, Ken Shen

Proceedings Volume 13093, 130933N (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019496

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Far ultraviolet, Optical design, Observatories, CMOS sensors, Stars, Optical coatings, Design, Near ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

The UVIa 12U CubeSat concept: mission overview

Keri Hoadley, Curtis McCully, Gillian Kyne, Fernando Cruz Aguirere, Leonidas Moustakas, Shouleh Nikzad, April Jewell, John Hennessy, Michael Hoenk, Christophe Basset, Daniel Harbeck, Peter Brown, Dave Sand, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Peter Milne, Azalee Boestrom, Andy Howell, Saurabh Jha, Ken Shen

Proceedings Volume 13093, 130930H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018597

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, UV optics, Far ultraviolet, Observatories, Equipment, Cosmology, Theoretical astronomy, Stars, Quantum channels

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2024 Presentation

BANZAI-FLOYDS: An automated pipeline for long-slit reduction for Las Cumbres Observatory

Curtis McCully, Joseph Chatelain, Matthew Daily

Proceedings Volume 13101, 131010U (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020685

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

HERMES (HOP Enabled Rapid Message Exchange Service): an application and interface that facilitates sharing structured data between science teams over Kafka for time-domain astronomy

J. Nation, J. Chatelain, D Howell, W. Lindstrom, C. McCully, R. Street

Proceedings Volume 13101, 131011F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019321

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Photometry, Spectroscopy, Databases, Astrophysics, Data archive systems, Astrometry, Astronomical software, Open source software, Data transmission, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

An upgraded 0.4-meter telescope fleet for Las Cumbres Observatory’s educational and science programs

Daniel-Rolf Harbeck, Brook Taylor, Annie Kirby, Mark Bowman, Steve Foale, Kal Kadlec, Curtis McCully, Matthew Daily, Jon De Vera, Dave Douglas, Mark Willis, Ian Baker, Nikolaus Volgenau, Patrick Conway, Brian Haworth, Jesus Estrada, Edward Gomez, Sandy Seale, Alice Hopkinson, Fernando Rios, Prerana Kotapali, Lisa Storrie-Lombardi, Wayne Rosing

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130963H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014719

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Observatories, Optical filters, Camera shutters, CMOS sensors, CMOS cameras

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Automatic spectroscopic data reduction using BANZAI

Curtis McCully, Matthew Daily, G. Mirek Brandt, Marshall C. Johnson, Mark Bowman, Daniel-Rolf Harbeck

Proceedings Volume 12189, 1218914 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630667

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Observatories, Lanthanum, Calibration, Velocity measurements, Optical fibers, Spectroscopy, Astronomy, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Las Cumbres Observatory: preparing for second decade operations

L. J. Storrie-Lombardi, M. Bowman, D. Harbeck, B. Haworth, A. Kirby, W. M. Lindstrom, C. McCully, J. Nation, R. A. Street, N. H. Volgenau

Proceedings Volume 12186, 121860I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630470

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Climate change, Efficient operations, Robotic systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

MuSCAT3: a 4-color simultaneous camera for the 2m Faulkes Telescope North

Norio Narita, Akihiko Fukui, Tomoyasu Yamamuro, Daniel Harbeck, Mark Bowman, Mark Elphick, Jon Nation, J.D. Armstrong, Jacqueline Han, Shunichi Abe, Masahiro Ikoma, Keisuke Isogai, Kiyoe Kawauchi, Seiya Kurita, Nobuhiko Kusakabe, Jerome de Leon, John Livingston, Mayuko Mori, Taku Nishiumi, Motohide Tamura, Noriharu Watanabe, Nikolaus Volgenau, Elisabeth Heinrich-Josties, Steve Foale, Matt Daily, Curtis McCully, Annie Kirby, Cary Smith, Brian Haworth, Patrick Conway, Lisa Storrie-Lombardi, Wayne Rosing, Joey Chatelain, Etienne Bachelet, Marshall Johnson, Markus Rabus

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114475K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559947

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Liquid crystal on silicon, Relays, Exoplanets, Lanthanum, Observatories, CCD cameras, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Long-term monitoring of the throughput in Las Cumbres Observatory's fleet of telescopes

Daniel-Rolf Harbeck, Curtis McCully, Andrew Pickles, Nikolaus Volgenau, Patrick Conway, Brook Taylor

Proceedings Volume 10704, 1070401 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314243

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Mirrors, Cameras, Imaging systems, Image processing, Coating, Reflector telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Real-time processing of the imaging data from the network of Las Cumbres Observatory Telescopes using BANZAI

Curtis McCully, Nikolaus Volgenau, Daniel-Rolf Harbeck, Tim Lister, Eric Saunders, Monica Turner, Robert Siiverd, Mark Bowman

Proceedings Volume 10707, 107070K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314340

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image processing, Calibration, Observatories, Astronomy, Data processing, Databases, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

NRES: the network of robotic echelle spectrographs

Robert Siverd, Timothy Brown, Stuart Barnes, Mark Bowman, Jon De Vera, Stephen Foale, Daniel-Rolf Harbeck, Todd Henderson, John Hygelund, Annie Kirby, Curtis McCully, Jon Nation, Cary Smith, Brook Taylor, Joseph Tufts

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107026C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312800

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Calibration, Stars, Lamps, Robotics, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Exoplanets, Mirrors

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