Scheduling observations on the LCOGT network

Eric Hawkins; Nairn Baliber; Mark Bowman; Timothy Brown; Benjamin Burleson; Steven Foale; Martyn Ford; Timothy Lister; Martin Norbury; Eric Saunders; Zachary Walker

doi:10.1117/12.857756

29 July 2010 Scheduling observations on the LCOGT network

Eric Hawkins, Nairn Baliber, Mark Bowman, Timothy Brown, Benjamin Burleson, Steven Foale, Martyn Ford, Timothy Lister, Martin Norbury, Eric Saunders, Zachary Walker

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Proceedings Volume 7737, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems III; 77370P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857756
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

LCOGT is deploying a world-wide telescope network to enable near-continuous coverage of variable or transient sources. We desire the telescopes in this network to be scheduled for efficiency with respect to a coherent set of science goals. To achieve this, we are developing a software structure to carry observing programs from initial proposal through data acquisition and feedback to the schedule. Key elements in this structure are a database of observation requests, requirements, and status, a protocol to describe observations, and a set of planners that work by successive refinement of the schedule.

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Eric Hawkins, Nairn Baliber, Mark Bowman, Timothy Brown, Benjamin Burleson, Steven Foale, Martyn Ford, Timothy Lister, Martin Norbury, Eric Saunders, and Zachary Walker "Scheduling observations on the LCOGT network", Proc. SPIE 7737, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems III, 77370P (29 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857756

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