Observational Remote Procedures used at CEAMIG-REA – I77

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

5. Wykrota Observatory - CEAMIG - 859

6. Ceamig-Rea Observatory – I77

7. Equipment – Software • LX200 – 12 inch • CCD - ST7 XME and optec 0.33 reductor • Telephoto lens – 70-200mm • CCD – ST-402 • Robofocus

8. Software • ACP 4.2 • Maxim – 4.53 • FocusMax

21. 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)

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

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

28. 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)

29. 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

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

31. Image cycle time

32. Modeling telescope and dome slew time

33. Modeling the Horizon

34. Creating users Profiles

35. Create Object Databases

36. TAO Components

37. Creating and Maintaining Target databases

38. 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. • Download of ephemerides for known unusual minor planets and comets which have become observable since the last update of the moving object database. • Customizing ephemeris update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46. Planning mosaic images 2002 XH4; & PA=36.5 width=3.50 overlap=1.50 dRA=-.00137 ddec=-.02052 & 0 0 & -1 0 & 1 0 & -2 0 & 2 0

47. Download and calibration procedures Local folders Before calibration Local folders after calibration Remote folders observatory Downloads script ‘ ‘ ‘ MIN Darks Flats Bias Images MIN Darks Flats Bias Images MIN Darks Flats Bias Images Calibrabin1 Calibrabin2 NotSolved

48. Other : • IP control: http://www.dns2go.com/ • FTP software : http://www.bpftp.com/

49. TAO - holvorcem@mpc.com.br

50. cjacqueslf@yahoo.com.brThank you !!!!