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| =========Operating the Exhaust fan========= | =========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. | 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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