eSTAR: intelligent observing and rapid responses

Alasdair Allan; Tim Naylor; Iain A. Steele; Tim Jenness; Brad Cavanagh; Frossie Economou; Eric Saunders; Andy Adamson; Jason Etherton; Chris Mottram

doi:10.1117/12.550433

15 September 2004 eSTAR: intelligent observing and rapid responses

Alasdair Allan, Tim Naylor, Iain A. Steele, Tim Jenness, Brad Cavanagh, Frossie Economou, Eric Saunders, Andy Adamson, Jason Etherton, Chris Mottram

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Proceedings Volume 5496, Advanced Software, Control, and Communication Systems for Astronomy; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550433
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The eSTAR Project uses intelligent agent technologies to carry out resource discovery, submit observation requests and analyze the reduced data returned from a network of robotic telescopes in an observational grid. The agents are capable of data mining and cross-correlation tasks using on-line catalogues and databases and, if necessary, requesting additional data and follow-up observations from the telescopes on the network. We discuss how the maturing agent technologies can be used both to provide rapid followup to time critical events, and for long term monitoring of known sources, utilising the available resources in an intelligent manner.

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Alasdair Allan, Tim Naylor, Iain A. Steele, Tim Jenness, Brad Cavanagh, Frossie Economou, Eric Saunders, Andy Adamson, Jason Etherton, and Chris Mottram "eSTAR: intelligent observing and rapid responses", Proc. SPIE 5496, Advanced Software, Control, and Communication Systems for Astronomy, (15 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550433

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