We describe the software requirement and design specifications for all-sky panoramic astronomical pipelines. The described software aims to meet the specific needs of super-wide angle optics, and includes cosmic-ray hit rejection, image compression, star recognition, sky opacity analysis, transient detection and a web server allowing access to real-time and archived data. The presented software is being regularly used for the pipeline processing of 11 all-sky cameras located in some of the world's premier observatories. We encourage all-sky camera operators to use our software and/or our hosting services and become part of the global Night Sky Live network.
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0511685,
title = {Software design for panoramic astronomical pipeline processing},
author = {Lior Shamir and Robert J. Nemiroff and David O. Torrey and Wellesley E. Pereira},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0511685},
year = {2009}
}