Warning
Work orders may not be used in the future. It is left here just in case.
Work Orders¶
The basic structure of a work order is as follows:
work_order = {
"ID": "1",
"WOType": "Observation",
"Priority": None,
"Datetime": "2019-03-05T14:34:54.234",
"User": "Main Module",
...
}
WOType
should be one of the following: Observation
.
Priority
is assigned by the scheduler
module when receiving the WO.
It will be a float number in the range 0-10.
Telescope WO Format¶
Work Orders sent to a telescope must contain
the WOType
keyword set to the string Observation
as well as other keywords relevant to an observation.
Below is an example.
{
"ID": "1",
"WOType": "Observation",
"Priority": 1.3,
"Datetime": "2019-03-05T14:34:54.234",
"User": "Main Module",
"Telescope Name": "CTMO",
"RA": 23.1,
"Dec": 13.2,
"Filter": "I",
"Exposure Time": 30.0,
"Number of Exposures": 1,
"Type of job": "Research",
"Type of object": "Galaxy",
"Calibration Frames": "Yes",
"Output": "Analysis",
}
Dome WO Format¶
{
"ID": "1",
"WOType": "Dome",
"Priority": 2,
"Datetime": "2019-03-05T14:34:54.234",
"User": "John Doe",
"Blink01": True,
}