2018/06/05 by FACT Collaboration, Maximilian Nöthe, Nöthe, Maximilian +4
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Particle Detector Development and Performance
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1806.01542
openalex publication_date 2018/06/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The First G-APD Cherenkov Telecope is an Imaging Air Cherenkov Tele- scope operating since 2011 at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos. One of the major goals of the FACT collaboration is to achieve robotic operation of the telescope. Since 2011 FACT is operated remotely. To reduce the necessity of human interven- tion, several programs were developed, most notably the shifthelper together with the pycustos library. This software monitors the telescope system and environmental conditions and calls the shifters in case human intervention is required. This will lead to FACT being the first IACT with all shifters asleep during regular observations. The software presented here is open source and under MIT License.