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Abstract
Telescope operation is exceptionally complex, generally with respect to specialized control and monitoring systems. World-class astronomical facilities usually choose tailored control solutions to meet their specific needs. However, many of these telescopes share a common control architecture composed of a three-layer architecture: a top level for services and communication between software components, an intermediate level for coordination and execution of tasks in real-time, and a low level where the end hardware devices live. The first generations of telescopes also implemented centralized and customized solutions, which later evolved to highly decentralized components based on industrial standards, middleware, and open protocols. This paper reviews control and monitoring technologies used in modern world-class terrestrial observatories.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.