Open AccessSoftware design for panoramic astronomical pipeline processing
Author(s) -
Shamir L.,
Nemiroff R. J.,
Torrey D. O.,
Pereira W. E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09903.x
Subject(s) - sky , software , pipeline (software) , physics , astronomy , computer graphics (images) , remote sensing , computer science , operating system , geography
We describe the software requirement and design specifications for all‐sky panoramic astronomical pipelines. The described software aims to meet the specific needs of superwide‐angle optics, and includes cosmic‐ray hit rejection, image compression, star recognition, sky opacity analysis, transient detection and a web server allowing access to real‐time and archived data. The presented software is being regularly used for the pipeline processing of 11 all‐sky cameras located in some of the world's premier observatories. We encourage all‐sky camera operators to use our software and/or our hosting services and become part of the global Night Sky Live network.