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Scheduler
Ekos Scheduler is an indispensable arsenal in building your roboic observatory. A
Robotic observatory is an observatory composed of several subsystems that are
orchestrated together to achieve a set of scientific objectives without human
intervention. It is the only Ekos module that does not require Ekos to be started as it is
utlized to
start and stop Ekos. It is designed to be straightforward and intuitive.
However, the scheduler should only be used after you mastered Ekos and knows all the
quirks of your equipment. Since the complete process is automated, including focus,
guiding, and meridian flip. All equipment should be thoroughly used with Ekos and all
their parameters and settings adjusted to achieve best result.
With Ekos, the user can utilize the powerful sequence queue to image batches of images
for a particular target. In simple setups, the user is expected to focus the CCD, align the
mount, frame the target, and start guiding before initiating the capture process. For
more complex observatory environments, there are usually predefined custom
procedures to be executed to prepare the observatory for imaging, and another set of
procedures on shutdown. The user may plan to image one or more targets during the
night, and expects data to be ready by morning. In KStars, tools such as
the Observation Planner and What's up Tonight help the user in selecting candidates for
imaging. After selecting the desired candidates, the user can add them to the Ekos
Scheduler list for evaluation. The user may also add the targets directly in Ekos
scheduler or select a FITS file of a previous image.