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higher priority target followed by higher altitude target is selected for execution.
If no candidates are available at the current time, the scheduler goes into sleep
mode and wakes up when the next job is ready for execution.
The description above only tackles the Data Acquisition stage of the observatory
workflow. The overall procedure typically utilized in an observatory can be
summarized in three primary stages:
1. Startup
2. Data Acquisition (including preprocessing and storage)
3. Shutdown
Startup Procedure
Startup procedure is unique to each observatory but may include:
· Turning on power to equipment
· Running safety/sanity checks
· Checking weather conditions
· Turning off light
· Fan/Light control
· Unparking dome
· Unparking mount
· etc.
Ekos Scheduler only initiates the startup procedure once the startup time for the
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