Thirty Meter Telescope: current operations concepts and plans

David R. Silva

doi:10.1117/12.789927

12 July 2008 Thirty Meter Telescope: current operations concepts and plans

David R. Silva

Proceedings Volume 7016, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems II; 70160F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789927
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will be a ground-based, 30-m optical-IR telescope with a highly segmented primary mirror located in a remote location. From the start of operations, TMT will provide a rich and diverse mix of seeing-limited and diffraction-limited instrumentation. Initially, only classical observing will be supported, although remote observing will follow almost immediately. Queue (or service) observing may be supported at a later date. TMT users will expect high facility uptime and observing efficiency as well as effective user support for planning and execution of observations. Those expectations are captured in the high-level Operations Concept Definition (OCD) document. The services and staffing needed to implement those concepts are described in the TMT Operations Plan. In this paper, high-level TMT operational concepts are summarized followed by a description of the current operations plan, including staffing model.

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David R. Silva "Thirty Meter Telescope: current operations concepts and plans", Proc. SPIE 7016, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems II, 70160F (12 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789927

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