Remote Control and Experience at ESO

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1995-08-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9508041v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Review talk given at conf. on New Observing Modes For The Next Century (Hawaii, July 1995). 9 pages, 2 (ps) figures available

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Remote observing can be broadly defined as those observations where the astronomer is not physically present at the telescope. Different implementations presently in use include robotic telescopes, service observing with or without eavesdropping and active remote observing. We briefly describe the terminology, the pros and cons, the observing modes, and their implementation at optical observatories. In the second part of the paper, we discuss the example of remote observing with ESO's NTT. Different aspects of the technical setup and the support given to observers, with emphasis on problems encountered, are described. With the present system, we find that the observing efficiencies for local and remote observing are identical: few projects still require local observations.

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