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Data acuisition
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
Ekos Scheduler only initiates the startup procedure once the startup time for the first
observation job is close (default
lead
time is 5 minutes before
startup
time). Once the
startup procedure is completed successfully, the scheduler picks the observation job target
and starts the sequence process. If a startup script is specified, it shall be executed first.
Data aquisition:
Depending the on the user selection, the typical workflow proceeds as following:
·
Slew mount to target. If a FITS file was specified, it first solves the files and slew to the
file coordinates.
·
Auto-focus target. The autofocus process automatically selects the best star in the
frame and runs the autofocus algorithm against it.
·
Perform plate solving, sync mount, and slew to target coordinates.
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