def cancel_obs(name):
'''Cancels the observations associated with the transient 'name'.
'''
# set the settings
settings = {
'username': username, # RTML_username
'rtmlpass': rtmlpass, # RTML_password
'proposal': proposal, # RTML_proposal name
'prefix': 'NA', # Prefix to Group UID
'LT_HOST': LT_HOST, # IP used to connect to the LT
'LT_PORT': LT_PORT, # Port used to connect to the LT
'DEBUG':
False, # Store all RTML responses for debugging, [True, False]
'PKLFILE': 'LT_obs', # Name of pickle file for storing observations
}
# Create observation object
obs = ltrtml.LTObs(settings)
uid_list = obs.get_uids()
# Cancel an observation
for uid in uid_list:
if name in uid:
error = obs.cancel_group(uid)
if error:
print(error)
else:
print(
f'Successfully deleted observation {uid}, adding # to obj_list.txt '
)
# update obj_list
obs_list = np.loadtxt('./obj_list.txt', dtype='str')
index_to_delete = []
for idx, row in enumerate(obs_list):
if name in row[0]:
index_to_delete = idx
obs_list = np.delete(obs_list, index_to_delete, axis=0)
np.savetxt('./obj_list.txt',
obs_list,
delimiter='\t',
fmt="%s")
def get_obs(pickle='LT_obs'):
'''
Gets all the uids in the LT_obs pickle file.
Returns list of uids.
'''
settings = {
'username': username, # RTML_username
'rtmlpass': rtmlpass, # RTML_password
'proposal': proposal, # RTML_proposal name
'prefix': 'NA', # Prefix to Group UID
'LT_HOST': LT_HOST, # IP used to connect to the LT
'LT_PORT': LT_PORT, # Port used to connect to the LT
'DEBUG':
False, # Store all RTML responses for debugging, [True, False]
'PKLFILE': pickle, # Name of pickle file for storing observations
}
obs = ltrtml.LTObs(settings)
uid = obs.get_uids()
return uid
}
# FRODOspec example observation with target1
observationFrodo = {
'target': target1,
'instrument': 'Frodo',
'exp_time_Blue': '120.0', # Image exposure time for blue arm
'exp_count_Blue': '3', # Number of exposures for blue arm
'res_Blue': 'high', # Blue Spectral Resolution, ['high', 'low']
'exp_time_Red': '120.0', # Image exposure time for red arm
'exp_count_Red': '3', # Number of exposures for red arm
'res_Red': 'high', # Red Spectral Resolution, ['high', 'low']
}
# Create observation object
obs = ltrtml.LTObs(settings)
# Send observations to telescope, getting uid and error back.
# Shown is a group with a single IOO observation.
uid, error = obs.submit_group([observationIOO], constraints)
if error:
print(error)
else:
print(uid, ' sucessfully sent to telescope')
# List current uids which have been submitted to the telescope
print(obs.get_uids())
# Cancel all observations in the proposal that have been sent via ltrtml
for uid in obs.get_uids():
obs.cancel_group(uid)
def set_sprat_obs(name, ra, dec, texp, start_date, end_date, exp_count=1):
'''
Sets the LT observations using SPRAT for the target 'name'.
'''
# get the TNs details including ra/dec
ra_, dec_, classification = get_transient_details(name)
# cancel the obs is the transient is classified
if classification != None:
if exists(name):
print(
f'{name} already classified as {classification}, cancelling observations'
)
cancel_obs(name)
else:
print(
f'{name} already classified as {classification}, there is no uid by this name.'
)
return None
# If observations for the group already exists, skip.
if exists(name):
print(f'An observing group for {name} already exists, skipping')
return None
# if user defined ra is not '-'
if '-' in ra:
ra, dec = ra_, dec_
print(name, ra, dec, texp, start_date, end_date)
# set the settings
settings = {
'username': username, # RTML_username
'rtmlpass': rtmlpass, # RTML_password
'proposal': proposal, # RTML_proposal name
'prefix': name, # Prefix to Group UID
'LT_HOST': LT_HOST, # IP used to connect to the LT
'LT_PORT': LT_PORT, # Port used to connect to the LT
'DEBUG':
False, # Store all RTML responses for debugging, [True, False]
'PKLFILE': 'LT_obs', # Name of pickle file for storing observations
}
# Create observation object
obs = ltrtml.LTObs(settings)
# set the target
target1 = {
'name': name, # Target name
'RA': ra, # Target ra 'HH:MM:SS.SS'
'DEC': dec, # Target dec '+/-DD:MM:SS.SS'
}
# set the constraints
constraints = {
'air_mass': '3', # Maximum allowable Airmass Range 1 --> 3
'sky_bright':
'4.0', # Maximum allowable Sky Brightness, Dark + X magnitudes
'seeing': '2', # Maximum allowable FWHM seeing in arcsec
'photometric': 'no', # Photometric conditions, ['yes', 'no']
'start_date': start_date, # Start Date 'YYYY-MM-DD'
'start_time': '18:00:00.00', # Start Time 'HH:MM:SS.SS'
'end_date': end_date, # End Date 'YYYY-MM-DD'
'end_time': '10:00:00.00', # End Time 'HH:MM:SS.SS'
}
# set SPRAT
observationSprat = {
'target': target1,
'instrument': 'Sprat',
'exp_time': str(texp), # Image exposure time for target
'exp_count': str(exp_count), # Number of target images needed
'grating': 'red', # Grating colour ['blue','red']
}
# submit the observations and return the uid
uid, error = obs.submit_group([observationSprat], constraints)
if error:
print(error)
else:
print(f'{name} with {uid} sucessfully sent to telescope')