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Erschienen in: Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International 6/2020

01.11.2020 | COMPUTER METHODS

Software for the Automated Control of Robotic Optical Observatories

verfasst von: L. V. Elenin, I. E. Molotov

Erschienen in: Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International | Ausgabe 6/2020

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Abstract

A description of the software designed for controlling robotic observatories is given. Its main features and functional capabilities are described. Special attention is paid to approaches to improving the utilization of the telescope observation time, which is its main resource. A solution for the automation of routine observational tasks the execution of which directly affects the efficiency of the entire system is proposed. It is shown that the use of the new software increased the total coverage of the celestial sphere during an observational night by 25–30%. The main discoveries and achievements of two remote robotic observatories controlled by this software are presented. During the operation of these observatories, more than half-a-million astrometric measurements of small bodies of the Solar System were made, more than hundred photometric light curves were obtained, and a number of near-Earth asteroids and comets were discovered. The optical component of the afterglow of gamma-ray bursts was observed.

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Metadaten
Titel
Software for the Automated Control of Robotic Optical Observatories
verfasst von
L. V. Elenin
I. E. Molotov
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2020
Verlag
Pleiades Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International / Ausgabe 6/2020
Print ISSN: 1064-2307
Elektronische ISSN: 1555-6530
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064230720040036

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