Category Archives: OCS Advanced Features

Smart AGS

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The Automatic Guide Star (AGS) algorithm in the 2015A Observing Tool (OT) queries UCAC3 and selects the brightest allowable star which is reachable at all offset positions. The 2015B OT to be released in June will include a “smart” AGS … Continue reading →

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UCAC4

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The 2015B Observing Tool (OT) to be released in June will query guide stars from a local mirror of UCAC4 hosted at each Gemini site. This will be an upgrade from the remotely accessed UCAC3 in the 2015A OT.  The … Continue reading →

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Target Model

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The 2015B (June) Observing Tool (OT) will include a revamped internal target model. This will make the OT software easier to support and improve, and will bring with it several external changes which users should be aware of. The first … Continue reading →

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Integration Time Calculators

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We have begun work to convert the Gemini Integration Time Calculators (ITCs) into a service which may be queried by other applications like the Phase-I Tool (PIT) and Observing Tool (OT). This will eliminate the need to attach separate ITC … Continue reading →

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