sorry to say: haven't been able to upload photos from #SpaceOptics. gives me the op to prolong event once I get a decent connection tho ; )

adiós costa adeje. & thanks #spaceoptics, you were awesome. tip of the hat to @danielscuka & @nadjejdacom for pulling out all the stops.

beautiful capture of the #ISS by the laser. like a fast moving star caught in a tracking green silky thread. #spaceoptics

the #spaceoptics social group infrared portrait http://t.co/3LjdUwwq4S

astrophysists & telescope operators are inverse lighthouse keepers of the 21st century. hunting light. #SpaceOptics

we've been joined by people from MIT, @MAVEN2Mars @NASAJPL & @NASAGoddard for #ISS laser shot from Tenerife tonight. #SpaceOptics

hey @MarsCuriosity can ESA social #SpaceOptics borrow #PewPew tonight for the laser shot at the #ISS?! cc @NASASocial

from Apollo in 1969 to @NASA's CALIPSO in 2009 & @CNES_France LIDAR on @MarsCuriosity, laser ranging has been in space a while. #SpaceOptics

LIDAR concept incl: "laser induced fluorescence" measuring marine & vegetation environment.key to understanding #climatechange. #SpaceOptics

ESA's Dominic Doyle @opto_domo Optical engineer @ESAHerschel, a great example of why more @ESA people need to be on twitter! #SpaceOptics

one of my favourite youthful memories was watching the spacewalks that repaired @NASA_Hubble live on CNN in New Zealand. #spaceoptics

control t'scope mirrors molecular contamination in space: by selecting non"seeping"material. @ESAHerschel challenge: H2O vapour #SpaceOptics

.@ESAHerschel benefitted from mistakes made on @NASA_Hubble primary mirrors:they tested prelaunch in operational configuration. #SpaceOptics

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a great overview presentation on @ESAHerschel space telescope [pdf] www.congrexprojects.com/custom/icso/Presentation... #SpaceOptics

Silicon Carbide (ceramic developed in europe) only softer than diamond. vital construction compound in @ESAGaia & @ESAHerschel #SpaceOptics

the @ESAHerschel and @NASA_Hubble are essentially very simple telescopes. 2 parabola's. the devil is in the details ; ) #SpaceOptics

"a dream + a lot of details = reality" - dominic doyle (it can take 30 years from first idea to completion of the mission) #SpaceOptics

all the principal scientists on the laser communication experiments appropriately use laser pointers on their presentations ; ) #spaceoptics

.@ESA & @NASA will shoot laser between Observatorio del Teide, altitude: 2.39km & orbiting #ISS, altitude ~420km. tonight! #SpaceOptics

if successful, the laser beam (origin Tenerife) dia at #ISS will be 2-3km. it may not be detected on the ISS due to alignment. #spaceoptics

we'll be attending the attempt to bounce a green laser off #ISS tonight in Tenerife! & maybe @Astro_Alex will take a picture! #SpaceOptics

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NASA's Lunar Laser Comm Demo used pulsed laser to transmit data 239k miles tween Moon & Earth at 622Mbps www.nasa.gov/press/2013/october/nasa-... #SpaceOptics

if earth observatory data was shared internationally:ensure faster dev & free budget for exploration beyond LEO, etc. #SpaceOptics #icso2014

everyone's doing earth observation from orbit. where's your API? huh? #ICSO2014 #SpaceOptics

3.5m resolution, stereoscopic photo from orbit of the Dalian oil depot by BISME's ZY3 MS cam. #SpaceOptics #icso2014 http://t.co/hRsZPVZdRS

China's BISME's has so far collaborated with Brazil & Venezuela on the ZY-102C earth observation satellite. #SpaceOptics #ICSO2014

BISME Gaofan photo of #Beijing (left) from orbit. #spaceoptics #icso2014 http://t.co/wRvzOi7mmS

Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity (BISME) develops ~64% of China's optical payloads in space. #spaceoptics #ICSO2014

manufacture of silicon pore optics so accurate requires no adhesive. must be machine made. if error arises, reprogram machine #spaceoptics

silicon pore optics manufacture benefits from the order of magnitude larger silicon (commercial) semi conductor manufacture. #spaceoptics