TSCRIPT - A Scripting Application for Automating Time-Series Data Collection

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May 2002

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The Society for Astronomical Sciences 21st Annual Symposium on Telescope Science, held May 22-23, 2002, at Big Bear, CA. Publish

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There are some truly remarkable products to support the work of amateur astronomers interested contributing to professional research. Despite this, few, if any applications are available that directly support the observing methodologies used to obtain time-series data for objects such as cataclysmic variables. This situation forces observers to create additional software to automate key processes, or requires them to periodically intervene in tele- scope and camera operations throughout the night. TSCRIPT is an ASCOM-compli- ant scripting language that automates operations common to the collection of time-series data through a simple command vocabulary and easy-to-learn syn- tax. When used in conjunction with ASCOM-compatible products to control tele- scopes and CCD cameras, TSCRIPT can manage the cooldown and warmup of cam- eras; acquisition of calibration frames; the pointing of telescopes based on critera such as time of day or the airmass or altitude of target objects; periodic refocusing and pointing corrections; and the acquisition of filtered or unfiltered CCD frames. Additional features include the automatic flipping of German equatorial mounts after meridian crossing, and slew and horizon limits to restrict the pointing of the telescope.

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