Broadening access to remote observing at W. M. Keck Observatory

Josh Walawender; Josh Riley; Jeff Mader; Matt Brown; Kyle Lanclos

doi:10.1117/12.2624258

25 August 2022 Broadening access to remote observing at W. M. Keck Observatory

Josh Walawender, Josh Riley, Jeff Mader, Matt Brown, Kyle Lanclos

Proceedings Volume 12186, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IX; 121860Z (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2624258
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Abstract

The remote observing system at W. M. Keck Observatory has been in place for more than 20 years, but prior to 2020, it had focused on providing observing access only to observers physically located at a prescribed set of formal sites, typically dedicated rooms located at member universities in the Keck partnership. The Novel Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 forced a rapid and drastic change in the philosophy and design of the Keck remote observing system. These changes were made in two phases. The first phase could be characterized as triage or emergency response, while the second phase focused on longer term issues such as security, staff support, and maintainability of the system.

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Josh Walawender, Josh Riley, Jeff Mader, Matt Brown, and Kyle Lanclos "Broadening access to remote observing at W. M. Keck Observatory ", Proc. SPIE 12186, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IX, 121860Z (25 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2624258

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