Applying VLT software to a new telescope: Methods and observations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5496, Issue , 2004, Pages 271-280

  Stewart, Malcolm ^a   Beard, Steven ^a   Borrowman, Alastair ^a   Terrett, David ^b   Karban, Robert ^c   Wirenstrand, Krister ^c  

^a UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control; Methods; Software; Techniques; Telescope; VISTA

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TELESCOPES;

METHODS; SOFTWARE MODULES; TECHNIQUES; VISTA;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 10444249042     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.551521     Document Type: Conference Paper

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