The Astrophysical Events Observatories Network (AEON)

R. A. Street; A. Adamson; J. P Blakeslee; R. D. Blum; A. S Bolton; T. Boroson; M. Bowman; C. Briceño; J. H. Elias; E. Gomez; S. Heathcote; E. Heinrich-Josties; A. Hopkinson; C.-H. Lee; B. W. Miller; J. Nation; S. Ridgway; D. R. Silva; L. J. Storrie-Lombardi

doi:10.1117/12.2559986

13 December 2020 The Astrophysical Events Observatories Network (AEON)

R. A. Street, A. Adamson, J. P Blakeslee, R. D. Blum, A. S Bolton, T. Boroson, M. Bowman, C. Briceño, J. H. Elias, E. Gomez, S. Heathcote, E. Heinrich-Josties, A. Hopkinson, C.-H. Lee, B. W. Miller, J. Nation, S. Ridgway, D. R. Silva, L. J. Storrie-Lombardi

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Proceedings Volume 11449, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VIII; 1144925 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559986
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Abstract

Astrophysical phenomena occur on a range of timescales, and to properly characterize them, observations must be made at appropriate intervals on instrumentation determined by the scientific goals of the study. The traditional model of scheduling telescope time in blocks of consecutive nights and requiring the investigators to operate the instrument (either in person or remotely) is not optimal for this science. A queue-scheduled approach to time allocation can relieve the personal and financial burden of interactive observing runs. This is particularly powerful when requests for observations can be made through a programmatic interface, which provides not just a convenient tool for all astronomy programs, but also the opportunity to build fully automated observing programs. This will be an essential component of projects making follow-up observations for modern surveys that produce millions of alerts per night, as much of the science return will depend upon obtaining classification and characterization data rapidly and efficiently, as well as for coordination of observations across multiple facilities. The AEON Network is an initiative to build a programmatically accessible, queue-scheduled and user driven network of telescopes ideal for modern astronomical observing programs.

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R. A. Street, A. Adamson, J. P Blakeslee, R. D. Blum, A. S Bolton, T. Boroson, M. Bowman, C. Briceño, J. H. Elias, E. Gomez, S. Heathcote, E. Heinrich-Josties, A. Hopkinson, C.-H. Lee, B. W. Miller, J. Nation, S. Ridgway, D. R. Silva, and L. J. Storrie-Lombardi "The Astrophysical Events Observatories Network (AEON)", Proc. SPIE 11449, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VIII, 1144925 (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559986

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