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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/27875
Title: A complete automatization of an educational observatory at INAF-OATs
Authors: BALDINI, Veronica 
CALDERONE, GIORGIO 
CEPPARO, Francesco 
CIRAMI, ROBERTO 
CORETTI, Igor 
DI MARCANTONIO, Paolo 
IAFRATE, Giulia 
LONDERO, ELISA 
ZORBA, SONIA 
Issue Date: 2018
Volume: Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy V
Editors: Guzman, Juan C.; Ibsen, Jorge
Series: PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE 
Number: 10707
First Page: 107072C
Abstract: The Astronomical Observatory of Trieste (OATs), part of the Italian Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), hosts a Celestron C14 telescope, equipped with a robotic Paramount ME equatorial mount, used for public outreach. The telescope is installed inside a dome, recently upgraded with a Beckhoff PLC control system, a SIEMENS inverter for the communication with the motor of the dome's roof, and further equipment to allow the complete automatization of the system. A peculiarity of the system is that, when operating, the telescope may exceed the height of the roof: due to this fact the telescope pointing is constrained by the full opening of the roof and, oppositely, the closing of the roof is allowed only when the telescope is in park position. Appropriate sensors are installed to monitor the position of the telescope to properly handle the complete opening or closing of the roof. Several emergency operations are also foreseen, for example in case of bad weather or lost connection with the user. The PLC software has been developed using TwinCAT software. An OPC-UA server is installed in the PLC and allows the communication with a web interface. The web GUI, developed in PHP and Javascript, allows the user to perform the remote operations like switching on all the instrumentations, open the dome's roof, park the telescope and view the status of the system. Furthermore through TheSkyX software it is possible to perform the pointing of the telescope and its set up. A dedicated script, interfaced with TheSkyX, have been implemented to perform a complete automated acquisition. An appropriate data storage system is foreseen. All these elements, that cooperate to create a fully remoted controlled system, are presented in this paper.
Conference Name: Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy V
Conference Place: Austin, TX, USA
Conference Date: 10-15 June, 2018
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/27875
URL: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/10707/2312460/A-complete-automatization-of-an-educational-observatory-at-INAF-OATs/10.1117/12.2312460.short
ISSN: 0277-786X
ISBN: 9781510619678
9781510619685
DOI: 10.1117/12.2312460
Bibcode ADS: 2018SPIE10707E..2CB
Fulltext: open
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