The guide has already been used in several USA schools and as part of a PGCE programme in Leeds. The server contains links to other information that would be interesting to visitors such as a multimedia guide to the Universe in the USA and a similar telescope project just starting up at the University of Iowa. The group maintains several lists of links to other tele-operation and telescope projects and these pages are being extensively used. Control of the telescope. Because the Web is such a versatile tool the group has been able to integrate the ability to actually control the prototype automated telescope.
Any Internet user can use the Web to submit observing requests for the telescope.
These requests are automatically processed subject to the weather and available telescope time. Once completed, users can return and look at pictures, results, and other analysis performed. The numbers of users generates huge amount of statistics and test data. This data will allow the group to evaluate the performance of the interface and system. The statistics collected will also be used to generate further papers.