Time allocation and long term scheduling of ESO telescopes at La Silla Paranal Observatory

M. Rejkuba; O. R. Hainaut; T. Bierwirth; M. Pruemm; A. Weiss

doi:10.1117/12.3019206

25 July 2024 Time allocation and long term scheduling of ESO telescopes at La Silla Paranal Observatory

M. Rejkuba, O. R. Hainaut, T. Bierwirth, M. Pruemm, A. Weiss

Proceedings Volume 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X; 130981M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019206
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

The preparation of the long-term telescope schedule follows the submission and scientific review of new proposals. At the European Southern Observatory (ESO) this process entails scheduling the scientific proposals according to their scientific merit and available observing resources, as well as scheduling technical, maintenance, and commissioning activities for all operational telescopes of the La Silla Paranal Observatory. After the recent overhaul of the phase one proposal submission software, ESO started the development of a new telescopes time allocation and scheduling tool. The new tool makes the scheduling process more efficient while optimizing the use of observing facilities. Besides scheduling activities and allocating time according to scientific merit, available resources, operational and programmatic needs, the tool will enable simultaneous scheduling of multiple telescopes to appropriately account for dependencies between them. The implementation of this new Time Allocation tool opens the possibility for dynamic re-scheduling of the telescopes, which is a pre-requisite to implementing a yearly “Call for Proposals” along with the “Fast Track Channel” at ESO.

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M. Rejkuba, O. R. Hainaut, T. Bierwirth, M. Pruemm, and A. Weiss "Time allocation and long term scheduling of ESO telescopes at La Silla Paranal Observatory", Proc. SPIE 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X, 130981M (25 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019206

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