The SCUBA project:  first layer of quality control at the Paranal Observatory

Romain Thomas; Trystyn A. M. Berg; Andrea Mehner; Willem-Jan de Wit; Stéphane Brillant

doi:10.1117/12.2560271

13 December 2020 The SCUBA project: first layer of quality control at the Paranal Observatory

Romain Thomas, Trystyn A. M. Berg, Andrea Mehner, Willem-Jan de Wit, Stéphane Brillant

Proceedings Volume 11449, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VIII; 114490C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560271
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Service mode observations at ESO's Paranal Observatory relies on the ability to grade science observations. The grading criteria, as defined by the submitter of the program are based mainly on external conditions (e.g. sky transparency, atmospheric seeing) and the grading is done by the night crew immediately after the observations. One of the top-level requirements for operating the E-ELT is to improve observation grading scheme by including criteria based on pipeline-reduced science data. The implementation of a science data grading for a range of different instruments and data types requires the development of new versatile software tools. They would feature real time data visualization, the ability to measure a variety of data quality indicators and able to render the necessary information to the night operators in order to properly grade the science data. We will present the SCUBA software which provides a visualization interface for quality control to all data taken at Paranal.

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Romain Thomas, Trystyn A. M. Berg, Andrea Mehner, Willem-Jan de Wit, and Stéphane Brillant "The SCUBA project: first layer of quality control at the Paranal Observatory", Proc. SPIE 11449, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VIII, 114490C (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560271

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