A package of tools to program the CFHT PH2 when tracking minor planets.

This package contains three tools:

recon_parser.py retrieves the names of objects that might are possible occultation tracking targest. Gets the list from the TNORecon web pages.

minor_planet_ephemeris.py creates a CFHT PH2 Ephemeris Target JSON object that can be used to program the CFHT using thier PH2 API.

ph2.py builds the complete PH2 submission file, currently I meail that to CFHT and they load it.

Usage :

• Get the target names (TNOs that might occult a star in the given time range) recon_parser.py "2018-09-01 00:00:00" "2019-03-31 00:00:00"

• Compute a CFHT ephemeris for all the target(s) ./minor_planet_ephemeris.py "2018-09-01 00:00:00" "2019-10-01 00:00:00" "2013 UO17" --runid 18BC11

• Build a PH2 submission file using those ET files as input. List ET files for all the targets of interest on the comamand line. ./ph2.py 18BC11 18BQ03 2013_UO17.txt

In these commands the RUNID and QRUNID values are used to help ensure uniqueness for the PH2 upload.

If you do more than on PH2 upload for a program, then there is likley going to be errors.