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 ====== RTS2 ======
+NOTE: We are migrating, this information to the [[https://github.com/bjweiner/ARTN/wiki|github ARTN wiki]]
 We are attempting to automate the 61" using RTS2. This wiki page should give the basics of how to run RTS2
 ===== RTS2 source =====
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 The logger at the bottom is the real time log of each diver or service.
+==== RTS2 Targets ====
+RTS2 keeps all targets and lots of other information in a postgres database called stars. You should not have to interact directly with the database for target manipulation. There are several handy tools that will do this for you.
+=== rts2-targetlist ===
+rts2-targetlist command will list all the available targets in the database along with their RA an Dec and weather the object is rising, setting, or transiting. The output will look something like this:
+O 02:42:42.960 +61:37:58.80 -09:49 7.19 +07 43 02.73 195 01 25.11 rising     NGC 1027
+O 01:57:41.040 +37:47:06.00 -09:04 nan  -08 43 07.81 213 43 46.11 rising     NGC 752
+O 02:42:05.040 +42:45:43.20 -09:48 nan  -09 00 12.79 203 48 13.53 rising     M34
+O 20:17:11.320 +58:12:08.00 -03:23 1.36 +47 24 31.91 217 10 02.36 rising     SN2017gas
+O 20:34:44.240 +60:11:35.90 -03:41 1.42 +44 45 43.40 215 07 40.40 rising     SN2017eaw
+O 00:03:49.200 +07:28:00.10 -07:10 nan  -10 31 39.32 254 03 46.18 rising     SN2017gww
+O 00:43:33.090 +41:12:10.40 -07:49 nan  +03 26 29.63 221 57 57.67 rising     M31AfAnd
+O 03:32:07.240 +47:47:39.60 -10:38 nan  -07 43 54.99 193 39 13.74 rising     UGC2773OT
+O 02:35:30.150 -09:21:14.90 -09:41 nan  -50 39 14.34 241 54 29.52 rising     SN2017gmr
+O 23:31:53.600 -05:00:43.40 -06:38 nan  -10 45 15.31 269 07 30.41 rising     SN2017grn
+where the number on the far left is the RTS2 target id and the far right is a name for the target supplied by
+the user.
+=== newtarget.py ===
+To add new targets to the database you can use newtargets.py currently located in /home/scott/git-clones/rts2/scripts on bigpop. There are two ways to add targets with this script. You can use the --create flag or the --search flag
+== --search ==
+The --search flag is used like this:
+newtarget.py --search "M35"
+This command will look for m35 in the Simbad database and if it finds it, will add it to the RTS2 target list
+== --create ==
+You can use the --create option like:
+newtarget.py  --create 02:35:30.150 " -09:21:14.90" SN2017gmr
+this will create the target SN2017gmr at 02:35:30.150 -09:21:14.90 . Notice if the declination is negative you have to put it in quotes and add a  whitespace before the negative so the script doesn't assume this is a new command line option.
+===== Simple Queues =====
+RTS2 has two basic observing modes a simple queue and a more complicated selector that uses a variety of information to intelligently select targets.
+In a simple queue, the users create a list of targets using the rts2-queue command.

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