| Actor |
Profile |
|---|
| observer |
trained astronomer, may or may not be familiar with SuD,
may have trouble using GUis, impatient, most important primary actor,
knowledge of telescopes may be from novice to expert, responsible for
all stages from initial proposal to final data reduction,seeks
innovative uses of the telescope |
| configurer |
understands thoroughly at least some significant proportion of the
telescope's capabilities and the actual effect various devices' settings
will have on the system and the resulting data; regular user of the
SuD, generates useful setups of the telescope |
| operator |
has good practical knowledge of telescope and is heaviest
user of the SuD, has informal knowledge of astronomy and observing,
will request changes to the GUIs, responsible for protecting personnel
and equipment |
| scheduler |
selects when and who observes, rarely uses the SuD,
observer'srepresentative prior to actual observing, tracks telescope
use,arranges peer reviews |
| engineer |
has built part of the telescope either hardware or
software, is responsible for maintenance and enhancements, occasional
user of SuD, responds on short notice to irrecoverable failures,
monitors key telescope values |
| support scientist |
trained astronomer, second heaviest ueser of the
SuD, responds or short notice to failures, monitors key telescope,
helps observer, monitors and enhances scientific use of the telescope,
reduces data |
| archiver |
stores telescope data in a retrievable form |
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