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| - | =====Telescope Shutdown check List===== | + | =====End of Normal Night of Observing Checklist===== |
| + | * Turn off autoguiding on bigguider (if guiding was enabled) | ||
| + | * Home the autoguider pickoff mirror in the gerard fw gui | ||
| * Stow the telescope (under GoTo Functions in XEphem Telemetry module). | * Stow the telescope (under GoTo Functions in XEphem Telemetry module). | ||
| * Zero out any bias rates that are enabled. | * Zero out any bias rates that are enabled. | ||
| - | * Stow the Dome (XEphem Dome module); aligning arrows on east wall if necessary. | + | * Stow the dome (in XEphem Dome module), aligning arrows on east wall if needed. |
| - | * Disable the telescope (XEphem Telemetry module) | + | * Disable the telescope, dome and focus (in XEphem Telemetry module) |
| - | * Close mirror covers on telescope (XEphem Mirror Covers module or manually) and any finder scopes used. | + | * Close mirror covers on telescope (in XEphem Mirror Covers module, or manually |
| - | * Close dome shutter | + | * Close dome shutter (or use Close All in XEphem Dome module |
| - | * Raise the lower windscreen until it's fully extended. | + | * Raise the lower windscreen |
| * Lower the upper windscreen until it stops, overlapping the lower windscreen by one panel | * Lower the upper windscreen until it stops, overlapping the lower windscreen by one panel | ||
| * Lower the observing platform all the way down | * Lower the observing platform all the way down | ||
| * Fill the dewar if needed. | * Fill the dewar if needed. | ||
| - | * Bolt catwalk door. | + | * Close and bolt catwalk door. |
| + | * Verify flat field lamps are turned off. | ||
| + | * Turn off dome lights unless dome humidity is above 90%. | ||
| + | * Close the door at the top of the stairs. | ||
| * Fill out and send trouble report. | * Fill out and send trouble report. | ||
| - | * Check Weather forecast for the next day. If ANY chance of thunderstorms/ | + | * Check NWS Mount Bigelow |
| * Make sure stove/oven are off and fridge is fully closed. | * Make sure stove/oven are off and fridge is fully closed. | ||
| + | * Wash all your dishes/ | ||
| * Make sure recliner in control room is not directly in front of the heater and several inches to the side. | * Make sure recliner in control room is not directly in front of the heater and several inches to the side. | ||
| - | * In the winter make sure heater is on and set to 3.5. | + | * In the winter, make sure heater is on and set to 3.5. |
| - | * Turn off all lights. | + | * Turn off all control room, restroom and hallway |
| + | * Make sure control room and restroom doors are closed. | ||
| * Make sure front door is locked. | * Make sure front door is locked. | ||
| - | * Set dome alarm. | + | * Set dome alarm and verify it is beeping before leaving. |
| - | * Double check front door is locked after walking out. | + | * Double check front door is locked after walking out. |
| + | * Look up at the dome slit to verify the dome shutter really is closed. | ||
| M4K Users | M4K Users | ||
| - | * If not putting the telescope in lightning shutdown, please leave the Azcam program up and running! Shutting | + | * If not putting the telescope in lightning shutdown, please leave the AZcam program up and running! Shutting |
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