A photometricity and extinction monitor at the Apache Point Observatory

Details A photometricity and extinction monitor at the Apache Point Observatory A photometricity and extinction monitor at the Apache Point Observatory

2001-06-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0106511v1

Astron.J.122:2129,2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

accepted for publication in AJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/323103

An unsupervised software ``robot'' that automatically and robustly reduces and analyzes CCD observations of photometric standard stars is described. The robot measures extinction coefficients and other photometric parameters in real time and, more carefully, on the next day. It also reduces and analyzes data from an all-sky $10 \mu m$ camera to detect clouds; photometric data taken during cloudy periods are automatically rejected. The robot reports its findings back to observers and data analysts via the World-Wide Web. It can be used to assess photometricity, and to build data on site conditions. The robot's automated and uniform site monitoring represents a minimum standard for any observing site with queue scheduling, a public data archive, or likely participation in any future National Virtual Observatory.

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