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tilepy: A Flexible Open-Source Scheduling Engine for Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Astronomy

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2026-01-27 v1

Abstract

The era of multi-messenger astrophysics requires rapid and efficient follow-up of transient events, many of which, such as gravitational waves (GW), gamma-ray bursts (GRB), and high-energy neutrinos, suffer from poor sky localisation. We present tilepy, a Python-based software designed to optimize observation schedules for these events. We here detail the modular architecture of tilepy, which separates high-level scheduling logic from low-level tiling and pointing tools, enabling full adaptability for ground- and space-based observatories. Furthermore, we describe the integration of tilepy into the Astro-COLIBRI platform, providing the community with a user-friendly interface and API for triggering complex observation campaigns in real time.

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@article{arxiv.2601.18668,
  title  = {tilepy: A Flexible Open-Source Scheduling Engine for Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Astronomy},
  author = {Fabian Schüssler and H. Ashkar and W. Kiendrébéogo and M. Seglar-Arroyo and M. de Bony and A. Berti and E. Ruiz-Velasco and R. Le Montagner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.18668},
  year   = {2026}
}

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Proceedings 35th annual conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS XXXV, G\"orlitz/Germany, 2025)

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