2017 journal article

Collaborative Workspaces to Accelerate Discovery

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 34.

By: B. Meade*, C. Fluke*, J. Cooke*, I. Andreoni*, T. Pritchard*, C. Curtin*, S. Bernard*, A. Asher* ...

co-author countries: Australia 🇦🇺 United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: B. Meade*, C. Fluke*, J. Cooke*, I. Andreoni*, T. Pritchard*, C. Curtin*, S. Bernard*, A. Asher* ...

author keywords: techniques; miscellaneous
Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

By applying a display ecology to the {\em Deeper, Wider, Faster} proactive, simultaneous telescope observing campaign, we have shown a dramatic reduction in the time taken to inspect DECam CCD images for potential transient candidates and to produce time-critical triggers to standby telescopes. We also show how facilitating rapid corroboration of potential candidates and the exclusion of non-candidates improves the accuracy of detection; and establish that a practical and enjoyable workspace can improve the experience of an otherwise taxing task for astronomers. We provide a critical road-test of two advanced displays in a research context -- a rare opportunity to demonstrate how they can be used rather than simply discuss how they might be used to accelerate discovery.