Support tools for the VLT operations: the NTT prototyping experience

Alberto Maurizio Chavan; Gino Giannone; David R. Silva; Anthony P. Krueger; Glenn E. Miller

doi:10.1117/12.316477

3 July 1998 Support tools for the VLT operations: the NTT prototyping experience

Alberto Maurizio Chavan, Gino Giannone, David R. Silva, Anthony P. Krueger, Glenn E. Miller

Proceedings Volume 3349, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316477
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

One of the most important design goals of the ESO very large telescope is efficiency of operations, to maximize the scientific productivity of the observatory. 'Service mode' observations will take up a significant fraction of the VLT's time, with the goal of matching the best observing conditions to the most demanding scientific programs. Such an operational scheme requires extensive computer support in the area of observation preparation and execution. In this paper we present some of the software tools developed at ESO to support VLT observers, both staff and external. Our phase II proposal preparation system and the operational toolkit are prototype implementations of the final VLT systems and have been in use for over a year, while the scheduling tools to support 'service mode' operations.

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Alberto Maurizio Chavan, Gino Giannone, David R. Silva, Anthony P. Krueger, and Glenn E. Miller "Support tools for the VLT operations: the NTT prototyping experience", Proc. SPIE 3349, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return, (3 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316477

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