FATE: an operational automatic system for optical turbulence forecasting at the Very Large Telescope

Elena Masciadri; Alessio Turchi; Luca Fini; Alberto Ortolani; Valerio Capecchi; Francesco Pasi; Angel Otarola; Steffen Mieske

doi:10.1117/12.3018041

27 August 2024 FATE: an operational automatic system for optical turbulence forecasting at the Very Large Telescope

Elena Masciadri, Alessio Turchi, Luca Fini, Alberto Ortolani, Valerio Capecchi, Francesco Pasi, Angel Otarola, Steffen Mieske

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Proceedings Volume 13097, Adaptive Optics Systems IX; 130972T (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018041
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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In this contribution we report the on-going progresses of the project FATE, an operational automatic forecast system conceived to deliver forecasts of a set of astroclimatic and atmospheric parameters having the aim to support the science operations (i.e. the Service Mode) at the Very Large Telescope. The project has been selected at conclusion of an international open call for tender opened by ESO and it fits with precise technical specifications. In this contribution we will present the ultimate goals of this service once it will be integrated in the VLT operations, the forecasts performances at present time and the state of the art of the project. FATE is supposed to draw the roadmap towards the optical turbulence forecast for the ELT.

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Elena Masciadri, Alessio Turchi, Luca Fini, Alberto Ortolani, Valerio Capecchi, Francesco Pasi, Angel Otarola, and Steffen Mieske "FATE: an operational automatic system for optical turbulence forecasting at the Very Large Telescope", Proc. SPIE 13097, Adaptive Optics Systems IX, 130972T (27 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018041

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