The observatory decision bench. Vernier is where an observation run is plotted, traced, and committed. The phosphor trace is what is live; the amber pin is the threshold only a human signs off.
No dashboard of unrelated widgets. A run moves through three states on one axis, and the colour only changes when the state does.
The mount finds the field and the guiding stabilises. Everything is slate while the instrument is just measuring.
The phosphor line tracks the transit in real time. Green means this is the measurement currently being acquired.
When a value crosses the threshold, an amber pin holds the record open until an analyst commits the decision.
Structure is carried by slate opacity — bars, baselines, grid. Colour is rationed: a single green trace for the live fit, a single amber ring on the only point past the alert band.
Capsules read as a calm instrument readout, not coloured KPI tiles. A dot only lights when it carries meaning.
Vernier is for teams who measure first and decide on the evidence — and who want a clear, signed line between what the instrument saw and what a person chose.