Observational Remote Procedures used at CEAMIG-REA – I77 C. Jacques

Wykrota Observatory - CEAMIG - 859

Ceamig-Rea Observatory – I77

Equipment – Software LX200 – 12 inch CCD - ST7 XME and optec 0.33 reductor Telephoto lens – mm CCD – ST-402 Robofocus

Software ACP 4.2 Maxim – 4.53 FocusMax

Observatory Control - Hardware Project based on microprocessor PSoC from Cypress Serial port control, protocol based Controls: –12 generic switches (10A, 250V) –4 on/off contacts (rolloff closed/opened, etc) –4 analog inputs (temperature, humidity, rain sensor, etc)

Observatory Control – Software Microsoft.NET library (DLL) with COM (ActiveX) and.NET interface Developed in C# Event based or Pooled control

Observatory Control - Hardware LCD Display (for debugging) Humidity Sensor Serial Port PSoC Microcontroller Programming/Power (for debugging) Potenciometer (analog simmulation) Temperature Sensor LEDs (load switch simmulation) Switch (contact simmulation)

TAO – Tools for Automated Observers Astrometry of solar system objects (including confirmation of new NEO candidates listed on the NEO Confirmation Page and follow-up and recovery of minor planets and comets) Searches for new solar system objects Photometry of minor planets, comets, variable stars, etc. Supernova searches Nova searches Follow-up of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)

System requirements ACP + Maxim + Pinpoint The Sky + CCDSoft + Orchestrate The author can develop a special version of TAO image acquisition script for another set of programs

Initializing TAO Modeling slew times Measuring camera download times Specifying filter numbers and names Modeling the local horizon Creating user profiles Create Target databases

Image cycle time

Modeling telescope and dome slew time

Modeling the Horizon

Creating users Profiles

Create Object Databases

TAO Components Scheduler Image acquisition Script Tools for creating and maintaining Target databases

Creating and Maintaining Target databases

Automated ephemeris update Download of new ephemerides for objects whose orbits have been updated since the time when their most recent ephemerides were downloaded. Download of new ephemerides to replace expired ones. Download of ephemerides for newly discovered unusual minor planets and comets.unusual minor planetscomets Download of ephemerides for known unusual minor planets and comets which have become observable since the last update of the moving object database.unusual minor planetscomets Customizing ephemeris update

Planning a night run Updating Targets databases Run scheduler Generating Targets for the night Choosing and alocating priority targets Meet observer requests Send target list NO Yes Update ephemerides NEOCP monitor Add My objects Add fixed objects

Planning a night run Updating Targets databases Run scheduler Generating Targets for the night Choosing and alocating priority targets Meet observer requests Send target list NO Yes Configuration Run Targets program Check log file

Planning a night run Updating Targets databases Run scheduler Generating Targets for the night Choosing and alocating priority targets Meet observer requests Send target list NO Yes Run spreadsheet to read output of Targets program Put targets in priority order

Planning a night run Updating Targets databases Run scheduler Generating Targets for the night Choosing and alocating priority targets Meet observer requests Send target list NO Yes Configure Scheduler Run scheduler Check Log #1 Check Log #1 Check Log#2

Planning a night run Updating Targets databases Run scheduler Generating Targets for the night Choosing and alocating priority targets Meet observer requests Send target list NO Yes

Planning a night run Updating Targets databases Run scheduler Generating Targets for the night Choosing and alocating priority targets Meet observer requests Send target list NO Yes

Planning a night run Updating Targets databases Run scheduler Generating Targets for the night Choosing and alocating priority targets Meet observer requests Send target list NO Yes

Planning mosaic images 2002 XH4; & PA=36.5 width=3.50 overlap=1.50 dRA= ddec= & 0 0 & -1 0 & 1 0 & -2 0 & 2 0

Download and calibration procedures ‘ Remote folders observatory Local folders Before calibration MIN Darks Flats Bias Images ‘‘ Local folders after calibration MIN Darks Flats Bias Images MIN Darks Flats Bias Images Calibrabin1 Calibrabin2 NotSolved Downloadsscript

Other : IP control: FTP software :

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