Rules for safe operation of telescope
How to open mirror covers and secure them
How to cover telescope in bad weather
Mirror covers are the last thing to open at start of the night/first to close at the end
Make sure everything in dome is out of the way
Use the infrared camera to watch when you move the scope-turn off when exposing
If operator for a group of people, no one but certified observer can move the scope
Go over how to leave the scope safely overnight
Where to write fill times
Limits (hardware/software?)
Check the weather regularly (Joe checks at a minimum once an hour on good nights)
How to stow dome, open and close shutter
Finderscopes/hand paddle
Losing pointing and how to recover
Don’t turn on dome lights with shutter open