Remote Telescope Markup Language

<p>The Remote Telescope Markup Language (RTML) is an <a href="/facts/Extensible_Markup_Language/clNgUfWk">XML</a> dialect for controlling remote and/or <a href="/facts/Robotic_telescope/kToUJdWx">robotic</a> <a href="/facts/Telescope/BDwYahhR">telescopes</a>. It is used to describe various telescope parameters (such as <a href="/facts/Celestial_coordinate_system/23HhqvHj">coordinates</a> and <a href="/facts/Exposure_time/5CMJNBop">exposure time</a>) to facilitate observation of selected targets. RTML instructions were designed to be displayed in a more human-readable way; they are then processed and executed by telescopes through local parsers.
</p><p>It was created by <a href="/facts/University_of_California,_Berkeley/MXVEjklr">UC Berkeley</a>'s <a href="/facts/Hands-On_Universe/kbgvgPxL">Hands-On Universe</a> project in 1999. Because of its XML structure and consequent flexibility readability, it is now widely used, and has become an international standard for astronomical imaging.
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Remote Telescope Markup Language