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Asynchronous object-oriented approach to the automation of the 0.8-meter George Mason University campus telescope in Python
Michael Reefe, 
Owen Alfaro, 
Shawn Foster, 
Peter Plavchan, 
Nick Pepin, 
Vedhas Banaji, 
Monica Vidaurri, 
Scott Webster, 
Shreyas Banaji, 
John Berberian, 
Michael Bowen, 
Sudhish Chimaladinne, 
Kevin Collins, 
Deven Combs, 
Kevin Eastridge, 
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Jun 28th 2022

We present a unique implementation of Python coding in an asynchronous object-oriented programming (OOP) framework to fully automate the process of collecting data with the George Mason University (GMU) Observatory’s 0.8-meter telescope. The goal of this project is to perform automated follow-up observations for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission, while still allowing for hum ...

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