Telescope Control through CelestialGrid
Abstract
The Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research (ROVOR) is a 16 inch RC Optical telescope sited 12 miles NW of Delta Utah. Observatory communication and control on ROVOR is provided through a Java software package called CelestialGrid. CelestialGrid was entirely built at Brigham Young University and is an all-inclusive observatory system which automates the capture, retrieval, calibration, reduction, and long-term archival of astronomical data. CelestialGrid is a software framework built on top of Software Bisque Orchestrate, The Sky, and CCDSoft for telescope operation. Although CelestialGrid was developed for use on ROVOR, the system is modular and is capable of controlling many different observatories.
- Publication:
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Telescopes from Afar
- Pub Date:
- March 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011tfa..confE..36L
- Keywords:
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- Astronomy software;
- CelestialGrid;
- observatory automation;
- robotic telescope;
- remote systems;
- telescope control