Design and implementation of a software package to control a network of robotic observatories

Details Design and implementation of a software package to control a network of robotic observatories Design and implementation of a software package to control a network of robotic observatories

Sep 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006an....327..771t&link_type=abstract

Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.327, Issue 8, p.771

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Methods: Observational, Telescopes, Sociology Of Astronomy, Standards

Scientific paper

We present a description of a reusable software package able to control a large, heterogeneous network of fully and semi-robotic observatories initially developed to run the MONET network of two 1.2 m telescopes. Special attention is given to the design of a robust, long-term observation scheduler which also allows the trading of observation time and facilities within various networks. The handling of the ``Phase I&II" project-development process, the time-accounting between complex organizational structures, and usability issues for making the package accessible not only to professional astronomers, but also to amateurs and high-school students is discussed. A simple RTML-based solution to link multiple networks is demonstrated.

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