The hidden latencies in real-time astronomy

Kendall Ackley at HTC26

June 9, 2026

The GOTO Observatory is advancing real-time astronomy by rapidly detecting and following up on gravitational wave events.Kendall Ackley shares how the GOTO Observatory combines autonomous telescopes and real-time data processing to detect and study gravitational wave counterparts

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