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Normal Start Up of the Telescope

  1. Plug in dome shutter motor on the west wall.
  2. Switch “dome power” on at the telescope power box (middle black button).
  3. Open shutter using shutter control box on the south wall. Keep hand ready to hit STOP button until fully open.
  4. Switch “telescope power” on at telescope power box.
  5. Unplug shutter motor on the west wall (or dome won't move).
  6. Power on TCS console/GUI computer.
  7. Login “21inch”, password - leave blank, hit enter.
  8. Switch telescope control to remote on the telescope power box.
  9. While computer boots, remove the telescope cover using the handles on the side of the telescope. 1)
  10. Start TCS GUI. Double click icon “TCS GUI 03-24-2008”.
  11. Click ENABLE (comes up green, turns red when clicked)
  12. See instructions on telescope initialization, then start observing.

NOTES:

To stop telescope motion hit STOP (in red)

Dome Stow Position - center of dome over eastern wheel above entry door.

1)
Open the south side first.
21_inch/normal_start_up.1403643139.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/06/24 13:52 by joe