A virtual reality environment for telescope operation
Por:
Martínez L.A., Villarreal J.L., Ángeles F., Bernal A.
Publicada:
1 ene 2010
Resumen:
Astronomical observatories and telescopes are becoming increasingly large and complex systems demanding to any potential user the acquirement of great amount of information previous to access them. At present, the most common way to overcome that information is through the implementation of larger graphical user interfaces and computer monitors to increase the display area. Tonantzintla Observatory has a 1-m telescope with a remote observing system. As a step forward in the improvement of the telescope software, we have designed a Virtual Reality (VR) environment that works as an extension of the remote system and allows us to operate the telescope. In this work we explore this alternative technology that is being suggested here as a software platform for the operation of the 1-m telescope. © 2010 SPIE.
Filiaciones:
Martínez L.A.:
Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-264, México, D. F., 04510, Mexico
Villarreal J.L.:
Visualización, DGSCA, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Circuito Exterior, Cd. Universitaria, México, D. F., 04510, Mexico
Ángeles F.:
Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-264, México, D. F., 04510, Mexico
Bernal A.:
Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-264, México, D. F., 04510, Mexico
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