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^ Comments & suggestions welcome ^ | ^ Comments & suggestions welcome ^ | ||
- | ^ ^Warm Startup / Jun 14, 2021 / P Gabor, M Franz et al.^^ ✔✘ | + | ^ ^Warm Startup / Jun 14, 2021 / P Gabor, M Franz et al.^^ ✔✘ |
- | | |Before you get started it is always a good idea to [[vatt: | + | | |Before you get started it is always a good idea to [[vatt: |
| ::: | :!: make sure to be in lightning shutdown if there is a risk of lightning, and || ::: | | | ::: | :!: make sure to be in lightning shutdown if there is a risk of lightning, and || ::: | | ||
- | | ::: | :!: do not open the dome or run the fans when there is smoke and ash.|| ::: | | + | | ::: | :!: do not open the dome or run the fans when there is smoke and ash. || ::: | |
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| ^ :!: ALWAYS BE WITHIN EARSHOT OF A TWO-WAY RADIO TUNED TO THE MGIO REPEATER! :!: || | | | ^ :!: ALWAYS BE WITHIN EARSHOT OF A TWO-WAY RADIO TUNED TO THE MGIO REPEATER! :!: || | | ||
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| ^ Cameras || | | | ^ Cameras || | | ||
- | | | =) At all times, take advantage of the Hikvision and Axis cameras in order to monitor the status of the telescope. [[vatt: | + | | | =) At all times, take advantage of the Hikvision and Axis cameras in order to monitor the status of the telescope. [[vatt: |
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| ^ Porch doors || | | | ^ Porch doors || | | ||
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| |=) Once every few days it is prudent to reboot '' | | |=) Once every few days it is prudent to reboot '' | ||
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- | ^ ^**Thermalizing M1 and its mirror cell** ^^ ^ | + | ^ ^**Thermalizing M1 and its mirror cell** ^^ | |
- | | | =) When night and day temperatures inside the dome differ greatly (wintertime; | + | | | :!::!::!: **Thermal shock is a 8-O danger m( to glass integrity :!::!: NEVER open the mirror cover if the mirror is more than 5°C warmer than ambient air** :!::!::!: || | |
+ | | | =) When night and day temperatures inside the dome differ greatly (wintertime; | ||
| | =) In summertime, nights are often warm on Mt Graham, with relatively small night/day temperature differences.|| | | | | =) In summertime, nights are often warm on Mt Graham, with relatively small night/day temperature differences.|| | | ||
| |=) The outside air temperatures are often too high in the afternoons, so that opening the dome is not very useful until dusk/ | | |=) The outside air temperatures are often too high in the afternoons, so that opening the dome is not very useful until dusk/ | ||
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|Dome |Opening the dome slit is the most effective way of letting the hot air out of the dome. But, around the equinoxes, the setting sun will shine on the secondary barrel. This is to be avoided. :!: Keep the sun off the secondary barrel :!: || | | |Dome |Opening the dome slit is the most effective way of letting the hot air out of the dome. But, around the equinoxes, the setting sun will shine on the secondary barrel. This is to be avoided. :!: Keep the sun off the secondary barrel :!: || | | ||
|Dome/ Control room **later** |Open dome shutters (slit) about half way: at quad box on curved wall below the dome short installation position plug dome into the power socket (**note on safety: this ensures dome short is out: tether attached to cord**); operate the dome shutters by turning the control button on the electric box on the silo wall to the SE; stop the opening about half way by unplugging the power cord; this keeps the sun off the secondary barrel |Open dome shutters (slit) fully: at quad box on curved wall below the dome short installation position plug dome into the power socket (**note on safety: this ensures dome short is out: tether attached to cord**). No further action required in the dome: Shutters can be opened fully using TCSglue. | | | |Dome/ Control room **later** |Open dome shutters (slit) about half way: at quad box on curved wall below the dome short installation position plug dome into the power socket (**note on safety: this ensures dome short is out: tether attached to cord**); operate the dome shutters by turning the control button on the electric box on the silo wall to the SE; stop the opening about half way by unplugging the power cord; this keeps the sun off the secondary barrel |Open dome shutters (slit) fully: at quad box on curved wall below the dome short installation position plug dome into the power socket (**note on safety: this ensures dome short is out: tether attached to cord**). No further action required in the dome: Shutters can be opened fully using TCSglue. | | | ||
- | |Dome|Check dome home position and if necessary, correct it by lifting the encoder wheel, spinning it about ½ - turn (usually clockwise as viewed from the top) and immediately setting the wheel back down, into contact with the abrasive surface. Watch dome position until it settles down (usually overshoots at least twice, at varying velocities).|| | | ||
|Dome|Check derotator position (home switch magnet is showing, near sensor, to its right); check cable wrap is not twisted|| | | |Dome|Check derotator position (home switch magnet is showing, near sensor, to its right); check cable wrap is not twisted|| | | ||
|Dome|Turn on power supply of the legacy finder telescope camera (on top of box on South side of East fork)|| | | |Dome|Turn on power supply of the legacy finder telescope camera (on top of box on South side of East fork)|| | | ||
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|Control room|Turn on the intercom (pressing the buttons marked '' | |Control room|Turn on the intercom (pressing the buttons marked '' | ||
|Control room|Turn on the main dome fan (green button on a strip to the right of the SW balcony door); adjust the speed to maximum by turning the knob on the top of the strip counter-clockwise to the limit (yes, 0 = the highest speed); listen to sound of proper operation over the intercom|| | | |Control room|Turn on the main dome fan (green button on a strip to the right of the SW balcony door); adjust the speed to maximum by turning the knob on the top of the strip counter-clockwise to the limit (yes, 0 = the highest speed); listen to sound of proper operation over the intercom|| | | ||
- | |Control room|@ VATTCONTROL (console) while logged in to //vattcontrol// as // | + | |Control room ^ @ VATTCONTROL (console) while logged in to '' |
|Control room|Start '' | |Control room|Start '' | ||
+ | |Control room ^PEPSI ^Other instruments | | | ||
+ | |Control room | :!: The Derotator tracking __must__ be '' | ||
|Control room|FIXME < | |Control room|FIXME < | ||
|Control room|FIXME < | |Control room|FIXME < | ||
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|everywhere|Shutter all windows with blackout shades and curtains (with the exception of the window by the SW porch door in the control room; this can be useful to check the sky brightness visually, as the cameras are very sensitive and may create the false impression that the sky is brighter than it truly is) || | | |everywhere|Shutter all windows with blackout shades and curtains (with the exception of the window by the SW porch door in the control room; this can be useful to check the sky brightness visually, as the cameras are very sensitive and may create the false impression that the sky is brighter than it truly is) || | | ||
|Control room|Turn big fan down to speed 8 (knob on top of strip to the right of SW balcony door), to make the dome comfortable for procedures to be carried out there, and later, when conducting startup procedures in the control room, to hear the sounds from the dome better over the intercom || | | |Control room|Turn big fan down to speed 8 (knob on top of strip to the right of SW balcony door), to make the dome comfortable for procedures to be carried out there, and later, when conducting startup procedures in the control room, to hear the sounds from the dome better over the intercom || | | ||
- | |Control room|TCSglue main window: turn on dome tracking|| | | + | |Control room|TCSglue main window: turn on dome tracking. :?: Are you sure the dome short is out? :?: || | |
+ | |Dome|Check dome home position ([[vatt: | ||
|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** start filling science camera dewar with LN2; if using remotely controllable valve follow [[VATT: | |Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** start filling science camera dewar with LN2; if using remotely controllable valve follow [[VATT: | ||
|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** fill out LN2/camera log – listen for full dewar, cease flow when dewar is full|| | | |Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** fill out LN2/camera log – listen for full dewar, cease flow when dewar is full|| | | ||
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|Control room|Enable '' | |Control room|Enable '' | ||
|Control room|**Mandatory for remote operation: | |Control room|**Mandatory for remote operation: | ||
- | |Control room|**PEPSI only:** , log in to // | ||
|Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the HP ThinPro xterm unit closest to the old printer, open a terminal and start the VNC viewer using this command: '' | |Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the HP ThinPro xterm unit closest to the old printer, open a terminal and start the VNC viewer using this command: '' | ||
|Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the " | |Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the " | ||
|Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Make sure dome shutters (slit) are open (visual inspection via Dome camera). If they are closed, press '' | |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Make sure dome shutters (slit) are open (visual inspection via Dome camera). If they are closed, press '' | ||
|Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Open mirror cover, listening for sound of proper operation over the intercom|| | | |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Open mirror cover, listening for sound of proper operation over the intercom|| | | ||
- | |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Enable drives (automatically releases brake: listen over intercom for a " | + | |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Enable drives (automatically releases brake: listen over intercom for a " |
- | |Control room|TCSglue main window: | + | | ^ PEPSI only ^ Other instruments |
- | |Control room|TCSglue main window: Enable Derotator tracking if disabled: click on the derotator position field, opening a small dialog box, and toggle the tracking there, then close dialog box|| | | + | |Control room|TCSglue main window: Make absolutely certain that :!: Derotator tracking is disabled :!: To turn '' |
|Control room|:!: **DO NOT " | |Control room|:!: **DO NOT " | ||
|Control room|TCSglue main window: Make sure dome tracking is enabled (left-clicking on the dome-position field toggles between tracking enabled/ | |Control room|TCSglue main window: Make sure dome tracking is enabled (left-clicking on the dome-position field toggles between tracking enabled/ | ||
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|Control room|__Start " | |Control room|__Start " | ||
|Control room|__Start autocollimation__ (more detailed instructions are in [[vatt: | |Control room|__Start autocollimation__ (more detailed instructions are in [[vatt: | ||
- | |Control room|Connect the Guidebox part of the GUI to the hardware by pressing the '' | + | |Control room|Connect the Guidebox part of the GUI to the hardware by pressing the '' |
|Control room|__Start PHD2__ (double click desktop icon): your main reference should be [[phd2: | |Control room|__Start PHD2__ (double click desktop icon): your main reference should be [[phd2: | ||
|Control room|PHD2: Main tool bar, click icon that looks like a USB male connector: '' | |Control room|PHD2: Main tool bar, click icon that looks like a USB male connector: '' | ||
|Control room|PHD2: '' | |Control room|PHD2: '' | ||
|Control room|PHD2: '' | |Control room|PHD2: '' | ||
- | |Control room|PHD2: '' | + | |Control room|PHD2: '' |
- | |Control room|PHD2: Close the two INDI-related windows. Back in the '' | + | |Control room|PHD2: Close the two INDI-related windows. Back in the '' |
|Control room|__Start XEPHEM__ (double click desktop icon)|| | | |Control room|__Start XEPHEM__ (double click desktop icon)|| | | ||
|Control room|XEPHEM: | |Control room|XEPHEM: | ||
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|Control room|XEPHEM: | |Control room|XEPHEM: | ||
|Control room|XEPHEM: | |Control room|XEPHEM: | ||
+ | |Control room|XEPHEM: | ||
|Control room|XEPHEM: | |Control room|XEPHEM: | ||
|Control room|8-) First initialization of coordinates can be performed shortly after sunset, using a very bright star (< | |Control room|8-) First initialization of coordinates can be performed shortly after sunset, using a very bright star (< |