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Data & Observations Overview
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# Arcsecond Cloud Storage vs External Storages
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Arcsecond aims at providing a consistent platform for astronomical observers, being single or grouped into an
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organisation (such as an astronomy club, or an observatory - see [Observatory Portals](/portals/) made for that).
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As such, Arcsecond offers solutions for astronomical data alone, for observations alone, and for the combination of
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the two (where things become clearly more interesting).
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Arcsecond Cloud Storage vs External Storages
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The principle is the following. With each personal account, and identically, with each Observatory Portal, comes the
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[Arcsecond Cloud storage](./cloud-storage.md) by default. It is an unlimited read-write storage (you can upload, modify,
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delete your files) based on secured Amazon AWS S3 buckets.
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In addition to that, multiple External Storages can be attached to the above account or portal. There is no restrictions
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on the number of storages one can attach to an account or portal. These are read-only storages and Arcsecond will not
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modify anything in them. Credentials will have to be provided, and will be stored encrypted and securely sealed in
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Arcsecond ([read more](./credentials-security.md)).
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External Storages are existing data storages owned by an astronomer, or an Observatory Portal. Arcsecond allows to
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attach them to the account or portal. There is no restrictions on the number of storages one can attach to an account or
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portal. These are read-only storages and Arcsecond will not modify anything in them. Credentials will have to be
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provided, and will be stored encrypted and securely sealed in Arcsecond ([read more](./credentials-security.md)).
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Find tutorials on how to provide credentials for your external storages in:
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* [Amazon AWS S3 buckets](./external-storage-aws.md)
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* [Dropbox](./external-storage-dropbox.md)
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* FTP (coming soon)
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* Local disk (coming with self-hosted Arcsecond, later in 2023)
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* [Azure](./external-storage-dropbox.md) (`in preparation`)
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* FTP
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* SFTP
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* Local disk (coming with self-hosted Arcsecond, `in preparation`)
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* Archives (ESO, CADC, HST, etc – `in preparation`)
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For each account or portal, based on the accessible storages, Arcsecond will be able to extract and organise information
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about your nights and observed targets.
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![Overview of Observations & Data](/images/observations-data-overview.png){data-zoomable}
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Arcsecond will parse content of external storages, identically to what it does on its
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Arcsecond will scan and parse content of external storages, identically to what it does on its
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own [Cloud Storage](/observations/cloud-storage) when data is uploaded to it. This parsing allows to:
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* Extract FITS- and XISF-files headers, for easy searching in a web interface,
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* Create 2D-image and 1D-spectrum previews (stored in Arcsecond Cloud storage, within the 50GB limit, unless you unlock
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more),
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* **Create your personal list of all your observed targets, associated with its data** (this will combine all cloud and
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* **Create your personal list of all your follow-up targets, associated with its data** (this will combine all cloud and
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external storages you have attached),
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* Reconstruct your observing nights (when possible).
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