The Berkeley Automatic Imaging Telescope

The Berkeley Automatic Imaging Telescope

We describe the design and control system of the Berkeley Automatic Imaging Telescope (BAIT), an observatory that performs all its tasks with minimal human intervention. We concentrate on the system's software, especially that which communicates with astronomers at remote sites and that which s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1993-10, Vol.105 (692), p.1164-1174
Hauptverfasser: Richmond, Michael W., Treffers, Richard R., Filippenko, Alexei V.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Astronomical and space-research instrumentation
Astronomical objects
Astronomy
Computer software
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental astronomy and astrophysics. Instrumentation, techniques, and astronomical observations
Ground-based ultraviolet, optical, and infrared telescopes
Observational astronomy
Observatories
Robotics
Stars
Supernovae
Telescopes
Weather
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Zusammenfassung:We describe the design and control system of the Berkeley Automatic Imaging Telescope (BAIT), an observatory that performs all its tasks with minimal human intervention. We concentrate on the system's software, especially that which communicates with astronomers at remote sites and that which schedules targets during the night. BAIT has been in nearly continuous operation since 1992 January; we. present an analysis of its performance during its first eight months.
ISSN:0004-6280
1538-3873
DOI:10.1086/133294