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| Paper: |
Future-Proofing Telescope Archives: Perspectives on Sustainability |
| Volume: |
538, ADASS XXXII |
| Page: |
138 |
| Authors: |
Brent Miszalski; Nuwanthika Fernando; Nuria Lorente; Elizabeth Davies; James Tocknell |
| DOI: |
10.26624/GEAU1515 |
| Abstract: |
Telescope archives are often perceived as static entities that store stale
observations. In this talk we reimagine the humble telescope archive as a dynamic and
resilient entity capable of responding to the rapidly evolving operational challenges
facing observatories. Apart from the environmental spectres of climate change and
pandemics, key challenges include coordinating multi-telescope observations of the imminent deluge of transients and facilitating equitable access to reduced science-ready
data products. Addressing all of these challenges requires the adoption of a sustainability mindset and embedding novel software components within the telescope archive.
The latter should include a Pipeline As a Web Service (PAWS) to enable on demand
reduction of archival data, but other components could interact with transient brokers
and telescope schedulers. We introduce measures that could help transform telescope
archives into active participants of a sustainable observatory ecosystem. |
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