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Old 12-08-2011, 05:19 PM
jase (Jason)
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Hi Greg,
For sure, parking the scope is key for night in, night out operation. Sounds like the alternate controller has reduced the quantity of headaches. Resyncing after a power outage was also another challenge, especially when operating remotely. Home sensors are the only way.

70 to 80 galaxies per hour is solid work. Out of interest what are you guys using to script these observing sessions and how automated are they? I think at AAIC there was mention of Orchestrate being used which came as a surprise to me as the tool is archaic by today's automated observation tools. Don't get me wrong, they work but lack efficiency due to poor logic.
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