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The Korean Astronomical Society (한국천문학회)
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Control Software of SQEUAN (SED camera for the QUasars in EArly uNiverse)

  • Lee, Hye-In (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ji, Tae-Geun (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Won-Kee (Korea Astronomy & Space Science institute) ;
  • Kuehne, John (McDonald Observatory of The University of Texas at Austin) ;
  • Im, Myungshin (Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe (CEOU), Seoul National University) ;
  • Pak, Soojong (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University)
  • Published : 2017.04.10
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Abstract

Spectral energy distribution camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse (SQUEAN) is a successor of Camera for Quasars in EArly uNiverse (CQUEAN) which was developed by Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe and operated at the 2.1 m Otto Struve Telescope in the McDonald Observatory, USA, since 2010. The software of SQUEAN controls a science camera, a guiding camera, and a filter wheel, and communicates with the telescope control system (TCS). It has been constantly revised and modularized according to the upgrades of the TCS and the hardware changes. Recently we have implemented the stable network communication and the semi-automatic focusing modules to enhance observational convenience. In this presentation we describe the current status of the SQUEAN control software and introduce a software architecture which is optimized on efficient astronomical observations.

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