Here you will find information on how to communicate with the Abbey Ridge Observatory (ARO) by Twitter. You have to be authorized to interact with the observatory.
The Basics
The ARO "tweets" (public status message) regularly as it is observing from the twitter handle @AbbeyRidgeObs. You need to "follow" the observatory's account to see its public messages in your feed. Public messages also visible here.
You can tell it is the observatory tweeting (instead of a human) when the tags #arosays or #aroreplies are used. The former is a general tweet to everyone. The latter means it is replying to someone's tweet.
You can communicate using either public tweets or direct messages (private).
Public Tweets
To get the ARO's attention, all tweets directed at it must include its Twitter handle @AbbeyRidgeObs in the tweet and at least one supported command #tag. All tweets that meet this criteria will cause the observatory to reply to your tweet, either:
- acknowledging what you asked it to do is done
- providing the requested information
- or sending you an error message
You will also be tweeted when your requested image has been taken and a bit later when its available to be viewed. Look for completed images here
Twitter Direct Messages
@AbbeyRidgeObs and at least one supported command #tag.
All messages that meet this criteria will cause the observatory to reply privately to your message, either:
- acknowledging what you asked it to do is done
- providing the requested information
- or sending you an error message
Important Note: depending on how your Twitter account is configured, you may have to follow @AbbeyRidgeObs in order to receive a reply.
You will also be publicly tweeted when your requested image has been taken and a bit later when its available to be viewed. Look for completed images here.
Commands
A complete list of supported commands and other information is here.