Software design for panoramic astronomical pipeline processing |
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| Authors: | L. Shamir R. J. Nemiroff D. O. Torrey W. E. Pereira |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Computer Science, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931, USA;Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931, USA;East Engineering Computer Network, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA;ThermoAnalytics, Inc., Calumet, MI 49913, USA |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | methods: data analysis techniques: image processing |
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