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| =====Useful Weather Links===== | =====Useful Weather Links===== | ||
| - | *Mt. Lemmon All Sky Camera-https:// | + | *Mt Lemmon |
| - | *Mt. Bigelow All Sky Camera-https:// | + | *Mt Bigelow |
| - | *Dark Sky Chart for Bigelow-http:// | + | *Dark Sky Chart for Mt Bigelow-http:// |
| - | *Mt. Bigelow Weather-http:// | + | *Mount Bigelow |
| - | *Atmospheric Sciences Weather | + | *GOES Satellite Animation-https:// |
| + | *Atmospheric Sciences Weather | ||
| *Atmospheric Sciences Arizona IR-http:// | *Atmospheric Sciences Arizona IR-http:// | ||
| - | *Atmospheric Sciences | + | *Atmospheric Sciences |
| + | *LightningMaps.org-https:// | ||
| =====Cold Start Power Up Sequence===== | =====Cold Start Power Up Sequence===== | ||
| + | - Verify the site is safe from thunderstorms, | ||
| - UPS Room | - UPS Room | ||
| * Start UPS by following instructions on cork board | * Start UPS by following instructions on cork board | ||
| - | * In UPS room plug in: | + | * In UPS room: |
| - | * GPS (gray AC cord). | + | |
| + | * Turn on vertical yellow power strip | ||
| + | * Plug Trendnet (small white box w/red tape and grey network cable attached) into “dirty” power (regular) outlet above the UPS; NOT an orange outlet! | ||
| - In Dome | - In Dome | ||
| * Check to see if any electronics are plugged into the east or west orange outlets on the base of the telescope. If so, make sure they are turned off. | * Check to see if any electronics are plugged into the east or west orange outlets on the base of the telescope. If so, make sure they are turned off. | ||
| * Turn on Main Power. | * Turn on Main Power. | ||
| - | * Turn on Telescope Power. | + | * Turn on Telescope Power (power to electric outlets on telescope). |
| * Bottom of the telescope | * Bottom of the telescope | ||
| - M4K | - M4K | ||
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| * Guider/ | * Guider/ | ||
| * Guider power supply | * Guider power supply | ||
| - | * Turn TCS box on using the light switch | + | * Turn TCS on by turning |
| * If you're going to be operating from the dome using the laptop, plug in the laptop, turn it on, and sign in with the same password used on Gerard. | * If you're going to be operating from the dome using the laptop, plug in the laptop, turn it on, and sign in with the same password used on Gerard. | ||
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| - Make sure observing platform is down | - Make sure observing platform is down | ||
| - Make sure the ladder, LN2 dewar, light over console, and anything else that the telescope/ | - Make sure the ladder, LN2 dewar, light over console, and anything else that the telescope/ | ||
| + | - Verify that the dome is aligned at stow. | ||
| + | - If not, switch the dome control to '' | ||
| + | - The 61" telescope is now equipped with a dome indexer. The dome should index its position every time it passes the indexer somewhere in the Southwest. In practice you should not have to initialize the dome anymore. You should still check to see if the dome is in position before you begin the night. If it's not, initialize and let us know in the trouble report. | ||
| - Verify mirror covers are closed | - Verify mirror covers are closed | ||
| - | - **In the control room**, open dome shutter using the GUI on Gerard | + | - **In the control room**, open dome shutter using the Safe Telescope |
| - | - **Upstairs | + | - **Upstairs |
| - Turn off all dome lights | - Turn off all dome lights | ||
| - Close door at top of stairs | - Close door at top of stairs | ||
| - | - **In the control room**, open mirror covers using the GUI on Gerard | + | - **In the control room**, open mirror covers using the Safe Telescope |
| - Record the weather conditions at the time of opening (windspeed, direction, humidity, temperature, | - Record the weather conditions at the time of opening (windspeed, direction, humidity, temperature, | ||
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| =====Starting TCSng===== | =====Starting TCSng===== | ||
| - | - Log into Gerard using the Kuiper password on the white board. | + | - Log into Gerard using the username 61" Observer, and the Kuiper password on the white board. If ARTN is still logged in, the screen will be red and say ARTN on the desktop. |
| - Open The following programs by double clicking on their icons | - Open The following programs by double clicking on their icons | ||
| * Safe Telescope Button | * Safe Telescope Button | ||
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| **There is a known bug that the telescope stops responding to the TCS after satellite tracking. If this occurs, please contact Scott Swindell.** | **There is a known bug that the telescope stops responding to the TCS after satellite tracking. If this occurs, please contact Scott Swindell.** | ||
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| + | =====Notes on Filling Dewar with LN2===== | ||
| + | * Make sure you always use the static discharge strap whenever you're touching the dewar. | ||
| + | * Before inserting the metal fill tube into the M4K touch it to the outside of the fill port | ||
| + | * If the pressure in the LN2 dewar is low, you can hook up the dry nitrogen to pressurize the dewar and fill faster. | ||
| + | * If you use the last of the LN2 in a tank please swap transfer tube to a fresh dewar. | ||
| + | * **[[public: | ||
| + | * For the M4K, the dewar MUST be filled every 24hrs. NO EXCEPTIONS. | ||
| + | * If a camera has gone longer than 24 hours, call a staff member. Sometimes the M4K is warming up deliberately, | ||
| + | * The staff member will probably ask you first if the scope is in lightning shutdown, if not they' | ||
| + | * If the telescope is in lightning shutdown, they will ask you to check if the fill port is outgassing. Sometimes it is not readily apparent, so you will need to put your thumb over the fill port for 10 seconds and remove it to see if a spurt of gas comes out. They will also ask if the outside of the dewar is sweating. It will look like condensation on the outside of iced water. From this point on, the staff member will guide you as to what to do next. | ||
| + | * Warning!!! LN2 can spill out of camera dewar after filling! | ||
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| ===Laptop use=== | ===Laptop use=== | ||
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| - Disable the telescope: TCS-NG-INDI => Actions => Enable | - Disable the telescope: TCS-NG-INDI => Actions => Enable | ||
| * Note: green light will turn red | * Note: green light will turn red | ||
| - | - **In the control room**, close the mirror covers using the GUI on Gerard | + | - **In the control room**, close the mirror covers using the Safe Telescope |
| - **Upstairs in the dome**, visually verify mirror covers are closed | - **Upstairs in the dome**, visually verify mirror covers are closed | ||
| - | - **In the control room**, close the dome shutters using the GUI on Gerard | + | - **In the control room**, close the dome shutters using the Safe Telescope |
| - **Upstairs in the dome**, stow the wind screens | - **Upstairs in the dome**, stow the wind screens | ||
| - Fill the dewar | - Fill the dewar | ||
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