group expects to achieve a data transfer rate 10 

 to 100 times higher than current rates. This 

 could allow real-time steering of the telescope, 

 thereby greatly enhancing the value of an obser- 

 vational session and revolutionizing the way in 

 which astronomy research is performed. 



PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS 



San Diego Supercomputer Center 

 The Scripps Research Institute 

 University of California- San Diego 



- San Diego Microscopy and Imaging Resource 



- Computer Science and Engineering 



Department 



REMOTE MICROSCOPY 



SPONSORING AGENCIES AND 

 ORGANIZATIONS 



Datacube, Inc. 



Network Systems Corporation 



NIH 



NSF 



Photometries LTD 



State of and University of California 



Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation 



REAL-TIME RADIO TELESCOPE 

 OBSERVATORY 



SPONSORING AGENCIES AND 

 ORGANIZATIONS 



NSF 



State of and Uni\ersity of California 

 State of and University of Illinois 

 State of and University of Maryland 



PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS 

 National Center for Supercomputing Applications 

 University of California-Berkeley 

 University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana 

 University of Maryland 



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