Antenna

Antenna Boss

This schema is sent by the DISCOS AntennaBoss component. It holds valueable info regarding the antenna pointing, the currently pointed target, as well as some other additional information.

type	object
node	antenna
properties
FWHM	Full Width at Half Maximum
	Full width at half maximum of the antenna beam.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
azimuthOffset	Azimuth Offset
	Offset applied to the azimuth angle.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
correctionEnabled	Pointing Corrections
	Indicates whether the pointing correction is applied.
	type	boolean
declinationOffset	Declination Offset
	Offset applied to the declination angle.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
elevationOffset	Elevation Offset
	Offset applied to the elevation angle.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
generatorType	Generator Type
	Type of pointing generator used for tracking.
	type	string
	enum	SIDEREAL SUN MOON SATELLITE SOLAR SYSTEM BODY OTF NONE
latitudeOffset	Galactic Latitude Offset
	Offset applied to the galactic latitude.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
longitudeOffset	Galactic Longitude Offset
	Offset applied to the galactic longitude.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
observedAzimuth	Observed Azimuth
	Observed azimuth angle of the antenna.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
observedDeclination	Observed Declination
	Observed declination angle of the antenna.
	type	string
	unit	dms
observedElevation	Observed Elevation
	Observed elevation angle of the antenna.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
observedGalLatitude	Observed Galactic Latitude
	Observed galactic latitude of the antenna pointing.
	type	string
	unit	dms
observedGalLongitude	Observed Galactic Longitude
	Observed galactic longitude of the antenna pointing.
	type	string
	unit	dms
observedRightAscension	Observed Right Ascension
	Observed right ascension of the antenna pointing.
	type	string
	unit	hms
pointingAzimuthCorrection	Azimuth Pointing Correction
	Computed correction for azimuth pointing.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
pointingElevationCorrection	Elevation Pointing Correction
	Computed correction for elevation pointing.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
rawAzimuth	Raw Azimuth
	Raw azimuth reading from the encoder.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
rawElevation	Raw Elevation
	Raw elevation reading from the encoder.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
refractionCorrection	Refraction Pointing Correction
	Atmospheric refraction correction applied to elevation.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
rightAscensionOffset	Right Ascension Offset
	Offset applied to right ascension.
	type	number
	unit	degrees
site	Site
	Geodetic and timing metadata for the antenna site.
	type	object
	properties
	name	Site Name
		Name of the site/observatory.
		type	string
		enum	Medicina Noto SRT
	longitude	Site Longitude
		Longitude of the site, in degrees east of Greenwich.
		type	string
		unit	dms
	latitude	Site Latitude
		Latitude of the site, in degrees north of the equator.
		type	string
		unit	dms
	height	Site Height
		Geodetic height of the site above the reference ellipsoid.
		type	number
		unit	meters
	xPosition	ECEF X Position
		X coordinate in the Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) reference frame. X=0 lies in the plane of the Greenwich meridian.
		type	number
		unit	meters
	yPosition	ECEF Y Position
		Y coordinate in the ECEF frame. Y=0 lies in the plane of the meridian 90° east of Greenwich.
		type	number
		unit	meters
	zPosition	ECEF Z Position
		Z coordinate in the ECEF frame. Z=0 lies in the plane of the equator.
		type	number
		unit	meters
	xPolarMotion	X Polar Motion
		X component of the Earth’s polar motion (xp), in arcseconds.
		type	number
		unit	arcseconds
	yPolarMotion	Y Polar Motion
		Y component of the Earth’s polar motion (yp), in arcseconds.
		type	number
		unit	arcseconds
	gast	Greenwich Apparent Sidereal Time
		Greenwich Apparent Sidereal Time formatted as HH:MM:SS.mmm.
		type	string
		format	time
	lst	Local Apparent Sidereal Time
		Local Apparent Sidereal Time formatted as HH:MM:SS.mmm.
		type	string
		format	time
	DUT1	DUT1
		Difference between UT1 and UTC (DUT1 = UT1 - UTC).
		type	number
		unit	seconds
	ellipsoid	Ellipsoid Model
		Geodetic reference ellipsoid used for position and height calculations.
		type	string
		enum	WGS84 GRS80 MERIT83 OSU91A SOVIET85
	additionalProperties	False
status	System status
target	Target Information
	Properties of the currently tracked target, including catalog data and generator-computed apparent coordinates.
	type	object
	properties
	apparentAzimuth	Apparent Azimuth
		Apparent azimuth computed by the generator.
		type	number
		unit	degrees
	apparentDeclination	Apparent Declination
		Apparent declination computed by the generator.
		type	string
		unit	dms
	apparentElevation	Apparent Elevation
		Apparent elevation computed by the generator.
		type	number
		unit	degrees
	apparentGalLatitude	Apparent Galactic Latitude
		Apparent galactic latitude computed by the generator.
		type	string
		unit	dms
	apparentGalLongitude	Apparent Galactic Longitude
		Apparent galactic longitude computed by the generator.
		type	string
		unit	dms
	apparentRightAscension	Apparent Right Ascension
		Apparent right ascension computed by the generator.
		type	string
		unit	hms
	catalogDeclination	Catalog Declination
		J2000 catalog declination of the target.
		type	string
		unit	dms
	catalogRightAscension	Catalog Right Ascension
		J2000 catalog right ascension of the target.
		type	string
		unit	hms
	flux	Flux
		Flux density of the target.
		type	number
		unit	Jansky
	julianEpoch	Julian Epoch
		Julian Epoch used for target calculations.
		type	number
	name	Target Name
		Identifier or name of the currently observed target.
		type	string
	parallacticAngle	Parallactic Angle
		Current parallactic angle.
		type	number
		unit	degrees
	radialVelocity	Radial Velocity
		Radial velocity of the target.
		type	number
		unit	km/s
	radialVelocityDefinition	Radial Velocity Definition
		Radial velocity definition of the target.
		type	string
		enum	RADIO OPTICAL REDSHIFT UNDEFINED
	radialVelocityFrame	Radial Velocity Reference Frame
		Reference frame used for the target radial velocity measurements.
		type	string
		enum	TOPOCENTRIC BARYCENTRIC KINEMATIC LOCAL STANDARD OF REST DYNAMIC LOCAL STANDARD OF REST GALACTIC CENTER LOCAL GROUP UNDEFINED
timestamp	Timestamp
tracking	Tracking Flag
	Indicates whether the antenna is tracking the given coordinates.
	type	boolean
waveLength	Observation Wavelength
	Currently used wavelength.
	type	number
	unit	meters
additionalProperties	False