Conferences
A Flexible Python Observatory Automation Framework for the George Mason University Campus Telescope
We present a unique implementation of python coding in an asynchronous object-oriented framework to fully automate the process of collecting data with the George Mason University Observatory’s 0.8-meter telescope. The goal of this project is to streamline the process of collecting research data and monitoring weather, most often for follow-up observations for the TESS mission. We have automated sl ...
Methods of Data Analysis on TESS Observations
We present follow-up observations of TESS targets conducted by our research group at George Mason University. Targets were observed nightly through a 0.8m telescope, and chosen through the SG1 TESS Transit Finder. Using AstroImageJ, a software package for image processing, our team reduced, platesolved and performed aperture photometry on images of targets. Apertures were chosen through accounting ...