Events
From EStar
The eSTAR project is currently prototyping a number of test bed web services as part of its work on the VOEvent standard. These range from simple services that allow the user to inject an event message into the currently established network, to more complex services that allow the user to join the network as a distribution node on an ad-hoc basis.
These services are currently in early prototype stage, however we are already distributing event messages to the community. If you're interested in becoming part of the test bed network either as a subscriber or a publisher of events please contact Alasdair Allan.
Time line Interfaces (Beta)
As part of the project's work on event visualisation, have have now rolled out an open beta-release of the OGLE Event Timeline and SDSS Event Timeline pages. At the top of each page is an event timeline, with two independently scrollable bars (the upper in days, the lower in months), which you can click and then drag to show previous events. The OGLE and SDSS event data is also displayed normally in table form below the timeline interface.
Manual Submission (Beta)
In collaboration with Thinking Telescope Project (RAPTOR) at LANL, the eSTAR project has rolled out a closed beta-release of a manual injection system
for VOEvent messages. This allows you to easily build fairly complicated event messages which will be distributed onto the event network backbone by the eSTAR event broker, as well as being made available via RSS feed
The service is currently restricted to registered users only, however if you want to request an username and password for the service please email Alasdair Allan with your full name, preferred contact email and phone number and your institutional/project affiliation.
