Dr. Timothy E. Pickering Profile

Dr. Timothy E. Pickering

Assistant Staff Scientist at MMT Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

pytelpoint: an open-source package for modeling and assessing telescope pointing performance

Timothy E. Pickering

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121892L (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630648

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Data modeling, Systems modeling, Statistical modeling, Control systems, Visualization, Performance modeling, Computer programming, Mathematical modeling

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Rapid and painless development of python INDI drivers to elegant and responsive web GUIs

Scott Swindell, Dan Avner, Timothy Pickering, Christopher Johnson

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121892Q (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630471

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Software development, Switches, Cameras, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Containerizing the telemetry data pipeline for MMTO subsystems

J. Duane Gibson, Carlos Burguillo-Rodriguez, Timothy Pickering, Dallan Porter, Scott Swindell, Will Goble

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121891B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626505

KEYWORDS: Databases, Data acquisition, Telescopes, Data storage, Human-machine interfaces, Sensors, Data archive systems, Observatories, Mirrors, Computer programming

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Seeing statistics and characteristics at the MMT Observatory 2003–2018

T. Pickering

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107005C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313141

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Observatories, Data archive systems, Data acquisition, Atmospheric turbulence, Turbulence, Mirrors, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Upgraded wavefront sensor control and analysis software for the MMT Observatory

T. Pickering

Proceedings Volume 10700, 1070065 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313091

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Observatories, Mirrors, Image processing, Cameras, Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Sensors, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2016 Paper

Pandeia: a multi-mission exposure time calculator for JWST and WFIRST

Klaus Pontoppidan, Timothy Pickering, Victoria Laidler, Karoline Gilbert, Christopher Sontag, Christine Slocum, Mark Sienkiewicz, Christopher Hanley, Nicholas Earl, Laurent Pueyo, Swara Ravindranath, Diane Karakla, Massimo Robberto, Alberto Noriega-Crespo, Elizabeth Barker

Proceedings Volume 9910, 991016 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231768

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories, Telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Image quality, Spectroscopy, Quality measurement, Imaging spectroscopy, Electroluminescent displays, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Overview of Site Monitoring at the SAAO

T. Pickering, S. Crawford, L. Catala, D. Buckley, A. Ziad, R. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84446A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927079

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Astronomy, Observatories, Atmospheric monitoring, Global system for mobile communications, Atmospheric turbulence, Large telescopes, Adaptive optics, Infrared telescopes, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Dimensioning and performances of an AO system for the SALT

L. Catala, M. Carbillet, L. Jolissaint, D. Buckley, S. Crawford, T. Pickering

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84473W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926591

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Imaging systems, Stars, Telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Received signal strength, Spectroscopy, Actuators, Observatories, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

PySALT: the SALT science pipeline

Steven Crawford, Martin Still, Pim Schellart, Luis Balona, David A. Buckley, Garith Dugmore, Amanda A. Gulbis, Alexei Kniazev, Marissa Kotze, Nicola Loaring, Kenneth Nordsieck, Timothy Pickering, Stephen Potter, Encarni Romero Colmenero, Petri Vaisanen, Theodore Williams, Ewald Zietsman

Proceedings Volume 7737, 773725 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857000

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Received signal strength, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Data archive systems, Spectroscopy, Software development, Photometry, Spectrographs, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

The MMT f/5 optical baffles

S. Callahan, N. Caldwell, G. Williams, C. Chute, T. Pickering

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701843 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787276

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Aluminum, Optical alignment, Observatories, Stray light, Reflection, Magnetism, Tolerancing, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

Optimizing real-time web-based user interfaces for observatories

J. Duane Gibson, Timothy Pickering, Dallan Porter, Skip Schaller

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787287

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Operating systems, Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Observatories, Computer programming, Internet, Windows XP, Astronomy, Java

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Modeling temperature-induced surface distortions in the MMTO 6.5 meter primary mirror

T. Pickering

Proceedings Volume 7017, 701718 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788581

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Monochromatic aberrations, Data modeling, Thermal modeling, Temperature metrology, Finite element methods, Systems modeling, Glasses, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

The MMT all-sky camera

T. Pickering

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62671A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672508

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Imaging systems, Stars, Video, Computing systems, Eye, Observatories, Speckle imaging, Sensors, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Active optics and wavefront sensing at the upgraded 6.5-meter MMT

Timothy Pickering, Steven West, Daniel Fabricant

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551008

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Spherical lenses, Active optics, Imaging systems, Cameras, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The new MMT

Dan Blanco, Michael Alegria, Shawn Callahan, Dusty Clark, Brian Comisso, Craig Foltz, J. Gibson, Carol Heller, Ron James, Bill Kindred, Steve King, Cory Knop, Howard Lester, John McAfee, Alejandra Milone, Ricardo Ortiz, Timothy Pickering, Phil Ritz, Barbara Russ, Gary Schmidt, Dennis Smith, Peter Spencer, Tom Trebisky, Ken Van Horn, Steven West, Court Wainwright, Grant Williams, J. Williams

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551963

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Adaptive optics, Polishing, Observatories, Space telescopes, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Control systems

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