Observatory operations page: this command center is designed for public-safe telescope readiness, sky condition, and planetary-defense observation workflow. Live sensor integrations can be connected later through server-side endpoints without exposing credentials in the browser.
Observatory command link nominal

Observatory Command Center

Mission-control style dashboard for the TESS backyard observatory: telescope readiness, camera state, weather gate, sky quality, Raspberry Pi telemetry hub planning, and asteroid/comet follow-up workflow.

Observatory
Standby
Manual public status
Sky gate
Pending
Weather sensors next
Telescope
Ready path
Mount/camera checklist
Local time
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Browser clock
Sky acquisition HUDNEO follow-up
Az / Alt grid
Sensor bus planned

Observatory Systems

Public-safe readiness board. Values marked “planned” are placeholders until the Raspberry Pi telemetry hub and sensor feeds are wired into server-side routes.

Weather GatePlanned

Temperature, humidity, wind, rain, and cloud-cover rules for safe observing.

Sky QualityPlanned

Moon phase, darkness window, estimated seeing, and transparency indicators.

Telescope MountStandby

Alignment, tracking, parking, power, and safety interlock checklist.

Camera / ImagingStandby

Capture readiness, exposure planning, calibration frames, and storage checks.

Raspberry Pi Telemetry HubPlanned

Future sensor collector for observatory environment, roof state, and equipment heartbeat.

Planetary Defense QueueReady

Links observatory workflow with TESS close-approach monitoring and follow-up planning.

Telemetry Integration Roadmap

  • Phase 1: static command center page with mission workflow and public-safe status placeholders.
  • Phase 2: Raspberry Pi sensor hub publishes temperature, humidity, pressure, rain, wind, and device heartbeat to a server-side endpoint.
  • Phase 3: observatory “safe to observe” gate combines weather, darkness, equipment, and target-priority rules.
  • Phase 4: telescope/camera session panel links image acquisition to asteroid/comet follow-up records.