Publications

An up-to-date list is also on ORCID.

Papers & proceedings

1. Afonso, E. P., et al. (2025). Refurbishing the ROTSE-III Facility in Namibia: A First Step for the African Integrated Observation System. Proceedings of the AstroRob Conference 2025 (In prep).

Software & documentation

1. Afonso, E. P. (2025). AstroTouch: Tactile 3D Modeling of Astronomical FITS Data for Visual Impairment Inclusivity. Open-source software & documentation. GitHub · Web app
2. Afonso, E. P. (2025). SALTshaker: observation planning for the Southern African Large Telescope. Python package. GitHub · Docs

Talks & posters

• October 2025Poster: "Reviving ROTSE-IIIc: A Cost Effective Restoration of a LegacyTelescope in Namibia", AstroRob Conference 2025, Cabo de Gata, Spain. PDF
• December 2025Presentation: "Developing Open Source Observatory Control Systems", University of the Free State Department Colloquium, Free State, South Africa.