kuiper:tcsng_operators_notes
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| - Turn off all dome lights | - Turn off all dome lights | ||
| - Close door at top of stairs | - Close door at top of stairs | ||
| + | - Record the weather conditions at the time of opening (windspeed, direction, humidity, temperature, | ||
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| =====Starting TCSng===== | =====Starting TCSng===== | ||
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| * Open ds9 | * Open ds9 | ||
| * Open IRAF | * Open IRAF | ||
| - | * Start watcher | + | * While not necessary to run the M4K, many observers use Betsy Green' |
| - On BigCCD1 | - On BigCCD1 | ||
| * Start the Azcam program from the desktop icon | * Start the Azcam program from the desktop icon | ||
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| - Stow the wind screens | - Stow the wind screens | ||
| - Fill the dewar | - Fill the dewar | ||
| - | - Complete the trouble reports | + | - Complete the trouble reports, the more detail you provide to the day crew the better! |
| + | - When you leave the building for the night, set the alarm and make sure the front door is locked | ||
| =====Lightning Shutdown===== | =====Lightning Shutdown===== | ||
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| * Emergency Stop Power 110 VAC | * Emergency Stop Power 110 VAC | ||
| *Shutdown UPS following instructions posted on board. | *Shutdown UPS following instructions posted on board. | ||
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| + | =========Operating the Exhaust fan========= | ||
| + | If the humidity inside the dome is high enough to prevent you from opening, but the humidity outside the dome is lower than 90%, you can turn on the exhaust fan to dry out the dome before you observe. | ||
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| + | To do that, make sure it's safe for you to open the dome (slit pointed so if the sun is still up, no direct sunlight will get on the telescope; not raining, wind speeds within bounds). | ||
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| + | Raise the platform so you have about a foot gap between the bottom of it and the surrounding floor. | ||
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| + | In the control room next to the emergency stop button, there is a light switch labeled exhaust fan which can now be turned on. | ||
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| + | Mirror covers should be closed, and telescope should be disabled. | ||
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| =========How to recover from Telcom issues========= | =========How to recover from Telcom issues========= | ||
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