Kyung Hee University Automatic Observing Software for 10 cm Telescope (KAOS10)

  • Kim, Changgon (Dept. of Astronomy and Space Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Han, Jimin (Dept. of Astronomy and Space Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ji, Tae-Geun (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-In (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Pak, Soojong (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Im, Myungshim (Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe (CEOU), Astronomy program, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2019.04.10

Abstract

The observation of transient objects such as supernovae or variable stars requires a survey of the wide sky and quickly extracting the results. In accordance with this purpose, we have been developing an automatic observing software, KAOS (Kyung Hee University Automatic Observing Software) as a series. KAOS30 was the first series of KAOS and it was applied to the 30-inch platform at the McDonald Observatory in the United States of America. KAOS76 controls the 76-cm telescope at Kyung Hee Astronomical Observatory. In this poster, we introduce KAOS10 for controlling a portable telescope with a small aperture size attaching a guiding camera as QHY-5L II. Kyung Hee University auto-guiding package which includes the auto-guiding function for small aperture size telescope was also developed. Additionally, the Telescope Control Package(TCP) can communicate with the main server to do astrometry for pointing and identifying targets efficiently. KAOS10 has a universal interface that will be useful for the research of both amateurs and professionals.

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