RTS2 - the Remote Telescope System

Abstract

RTS2 is an open source observatory manager. It was written from scratch in the C++ language, with portability and modularity in mind. Its driving requirements originated from quick follow-ups of Gamma Ray Bursts. After some years of development it is now used to carry tasks it was originally not intended to carry. This article presents the current development status of the RTS2 code. It focuses on describing strategies which worked as well as things which failed to deliver expected results.

9 pages, 3 figures, Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories, Málaga, Spain, 18-21 May 2009

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