Abstract

A description of the software designed for controlling robotic observatories is given. Its main features and functional capabilities are described. Special attention is paid to approaches to improving the utilization of the telescope observation time, which is its main resource. A solution for the automation of routine observational tasks the execution of which directly affects the efficiency of the entire system is proposed. It is shown that the use of the new software increased the total coverage of the celestial sphere during an observational night by 25–30%. The main discoveries and achievements of two remote robotic observatories controlled by this software are presented. During the operation of these observatories, more than half-a-million astrometric measurements of small bodies of the Solar System were made, more than hundred photometric light curves were obtained, and a number of near-Earth asteroids and comets were discovered. The optical component of the afterglow of gamma-ray bursts was observed.

中文翻译：

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机器人光学天文台自动控制软件

摘要

给出了设计用于控制机器人天文台的软件的说明。描述了它的主要特征和功能。特别注意提高望远镜观测时间利用率的方法，这是望远镜的主要资源。提出了一种用于日常观察任务自动化的解决方案，该方案的执行直接影响到整个系统的效率。结果表明，使用新软件可以在观察的夜晚将天球的总覆盖范围增加25％到30％。介绍了由该软件控制的两个远程机器人观测站的主要发现和成就。在这些天文台运行期间，对太阳系的小天体进行了超过50万次的天体测量，获得了一百多条光度学光曲线，并发现了许多近地小行星和彗星。观察到伽马射线爆发的余辉的光学成分。