Spring 2015

Major Objectives for 2015

Catsim:

Update data sets: bright stars, new galfast, (new galaxies?)

Complete the uncertainty functionality in postions/fluxes

Demonstrate we can ingest arbitrary data sets

Complete the CCD pixel prediction

PCA and speed optimization

Variability rework

Images:

Complete integration of galsim with catalogs (sky background - from opsim, rotation angle of telescope)

Parallelization of galsim

Validation of the PSF classes 

Investigate sensor effects for galsim

Site:

Complete the new sky model - add twilight (forward prediction model)

• Need photodiode data (zero points)
• All except twilight
• Then transparency

integrate with catsim/opsim 

add cloud (this is an open question of how to implement cloud)

OpSim:

Complete the filter change (april 7th)

Reference run to Zeljko (Monday)

Complete refactoring to modular design (development path)

-- DDS eval (Michael)

-- extract scheduler

-- modularize the scheduler (constraints  specification)

-- Telescope model will be the initial design (one model for opsim and T&S)

-- simple scheduler information (ajc)

Prep for workshop

Rolling cadence Tier 2s (+others?)+

Cloud hosting (ajc) for TIer 1's

SRD metrics (email out the srd/science list and which have defined constraints)

Temporal constraint

CatSim and Sky model

Scott

• New interface for opsim outputs (sqlite + new db format)
  • DONE
• Validation on phosim/catsim SED normalization & magnitudes
  • NOT DONE
• Use new interface to implement realistic (sky background) noise in GalSim 
  • DONE FOR CATALOGS not GALSIM
• Refactor photometry code in catsim (make sure vectorized)
  • DONE
• Implement realistic noise in photometry mixin
  • DONE
• Rework variability model & interaction with catsim
  • NOT DONE

Peter:

• Review ESO papers and out current data.  Present plan for sky model (1 wk)
  • DONE
• Review Opsim data structure needs for full-sky calculations (1 wk)
  • DONE
• Develop modules to output SED for each sky component (moon, upper atm, lower atm, etc) (4 wk)
  • DONE
• Compare SED models to all-sky camera observations. (1 wk)
  • DONE
  
  

MAF/Performance

Peter

• Refactor plotting and driver (2 wk)
  • DONE
• Paper hack (1 wk)
  • NOT DONE
• Tucson March meeting (1 wk)
  • DONE
    
    

Lynne

• Solar System Metrics (1 month)
  • NOT DONE
• Work with Peter on refactor plotting & driver & database 
  • DONE
• Paper hack (1 week + )
  • NOT DONE
• Tucson March meeting (1 wk)
  • DONE
• Prepare 10 minute talk with Simon for DESC meeting (1-2 days)
  • DONE
• SRD and community metrics with Cathy & Zeljko (2 weeks)
  • DONE