USNO's unified telescope control software

Andrew T. Cenko; Marc A. Murison; Jeffrey A. Munn; Stephen J. Williams; Tim Buschmann; Daniel R. Veillette; Trudy M. Tilleman; Tyler K. Robertson; Barry S. Rothberg

doi:10.1117/12.3020279

25 July 2024 USNO's unified telescope control software

Andrew T. Cenko, Marc A. Murison, Jeffrey A. Munn, Stephen J. Williams, Tim Buschmann, Daniel R. Veillette, Trudy M. Tilleman, Tyler K. Robertson, Barry S. Rothberg

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Proceedings Volume 13101, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII; 1310108 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020279
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

The US Naval Observatory (USNO) operates a wide range of telescopes, from historic meter-class telescopes through modern portable commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems. As the number and variety of systems increases, maintaining separate control software for each telescope becomes impractical. We have implemented Telescope Control Software (TCS) in Python that allows us to quickly and safely unify interactions with, and outputs from, a large variety of telescopes. We will discuss the design and operations of this TCS, including examples of how the flexible nature enables similar control for vastly different system architectures and observational goals.

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Andrew T. Cenko, Marc A. Murison, Jeffrey A. Munn, Stephen J. Williams, Tim Buschmann, Daniel R. Veillette, Trudy M. Tilleman, Tyler K. Robertson, and Barry S. Rothberg "USNO's unified telescope control software", Proc. SPIE 13101, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII, 1310108 (25 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020279

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