Remote Telescope Markup Language

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The Remote Telescope Markup Language (RTML) is an XML dialect for controlling remote and/or robotic telescopes. It is used to describe various telescope parameters (such as coordinates and exposure time) to facilitate observation of selected targets. RTML instructions were designed to be displayed in a more human-readable way; they are then processed and executed by telescopes through local parsers.[1][2][3] It was created by UC Berkeley's Hands-On Universe project in 1999.[4] Because of its XML structure and consequent flexibility readability, it is now widely used, and has become an international standard for astronomical imaging.[1][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pennypacker, C.; Boer, M.; Denny, R. et al. (2002). "RTML – a standard for use of remote telescopes: Enabling ubiquitous use of remote telescopes". Astronomy & Astrophysics 395: 727–731. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021318. Bibcode2002A&A...395..727P. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2002/44/aa2655.pdf. 
  2. Klotz, A. (2010). "Protocols for Robotic Telescope Networks". Advances in Astronomy 2010 (496765): 1–8. doi:10.1155/2010/496765. Bibcode2010AdAst2010E..86K. 
  3. The Future of Small Telescopes in the New Millennium: Volume I – Perceptions, Productivities, and Policies Volume II – The Telescopes We Use Volume III – Science in the Shadows of Giants. Springer Science+Business Media. 2012. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-94-010-0253-0. 
  4. "RTML - Remote Telescope Markup Language". University of Göttingen. http://www.astro.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~hessman/RTML/. Retrieved 2 October 2010. 
  5. Proposal for a Telescope Commanding and Scheduling Data Standard (Report). European Space Agency. 2015. p. 11. https://indico.esa.int/event/124/attachments/711/773/ESA-SSA-NEO-TN-0012_1_1_Telescope_standard_2015-12-22.pdf. 

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