Software design for panoramic astronomical pipeline processing

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2006

Abstract

We describe the software requirement and design specifications for all-sky panoramic astronomical pipelines. The described software aims to meet the specific needs of superwide-angle optics, and includes cosmic-ray hit rejection, image compression, star recognition, sky opacity analysis, transient detection and a web server allowing access to real-time and archived data. The presented software is being regularly used for the pipeline processing of 11 all-sky cameras located in some of the world's premier observatories. We encourage all-sky camera operators to use our software andor our hosting services and become part of the global Night Sky Live network. © 2005 RAS.

Publication Title

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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