Work Orders

The basic structure of a work order is as follows:

work_order = {
    "ID": "1",
    "WOType": "Observation",
    "Priority": None,
    "Datetime": "2019-03-05T14:34:54.234",
    "User": "Main Module",
    ...
}

WOType should be one of the following: Observation. Priority is assigned by the scheduler module when receiving the WO. It will be a float number in the range 0-10.

Telescope WO Format

Work Orders sent to a telescope must contain the WOType keyword set to the string Observation as well as other keywords relevant to an observation.

Below is an example.

work_order = {
    "ID": "1",
    "WOType": "Observation",
    "Priority": 1.3,
    "Datetime": "2019-03-05T14:34:54.234",
    "User": "Main Module",
    "Telescope Name": "CTMO",
    "RA": 23.1,
    "Dec": 13.2,
    "Filter": "I",
    "Exposure Time": 30.0,
    "Number of Exposures": 1,
    "Type of job": "Research",
    "Type of object": "Galaxy",
    "Calibration Frames": "Yes",
    "Output": "Analysis",
}