Papers
5
Total Citations
509
H-Index
4
About
W. Rosing is a pioneering figure in time-domain astrophysics and robotic astronomical surveys. Their most impactful contribution is the creation of the Southern H-Alpha Sky Survey Atlas (SHASSA), a robotic wide-angle imaging survey of the southern sky at the hydrogen H-alpha emission line (656.3 nm). This monumental work, published in 2001, has garnered 452 citations and provides a foundational resource for studying ionized gas and star formation across the southern celestial hemisphere. Rosing is also the driving force behind the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) network, a globally distributed system of robotic telescopes designed for continuous, real-time monitoring of transient events. Their 2008 paper on LCOGT (33 citations) and subsequent work on its science operations (2014) detail the design and implementation of this revolutionary network, which includes nine 1-meter and two 2-meter telescopes at five sites worldwide. By enabling dynamic scheduling and complete latitude coverage, Rosing’s work has transformed how astronomers study supernovae, exoplanets, and variable stars, making them a key architect of modern, automated observational astronomy.
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Top Papers
- 1A Robotic Wide‐Angle Hα Survey of the Southern Sky452 citations · 2001
- 2Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope: A homogeneous telescope network33 citations · 2008
- 3Science operations for LCOGT - a global telescope network13 citations · 2014
- 4A Wide-Angle Hα Image of the LMC9 citations · 1999
- 5A Robotic Wide-Angle H<i>α</i> Survey of the Southern Sky2 citations · 2001