... This is because, while one always tries and plans that such an exercise will never be needed, it often proves to be a very useful process to have undertaken, as it points out what needs to be better documented, recorded, and what tools and software are really needed for events like this. ... There was/is little quantitative data in the night logs, which is not very surprizing, given their nature (i.e. a verbal description of the night's activities. ... The effeciency of log2asc needs to be improved....

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

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