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| | 2 | == Notes for Using the Remote Operations Room at NOAO HQ == |
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| | 4 | {{{ |
| | 5 | 1a. If you are connecting from the Remote Ops room at NOAO HQ, use the main |
| | 6 | set of monitors (2x2 array) and on the TV screens, log in as |
| | 7 | Mayall |
| | 8 | pwd [1] (Ask Arjun for cheat-sheet of passwords) |
| | 9 | and then launch the screens using the gui. |
| | 10 | |
| | 11 | 1b. If, instead, you are connecting from a different remote site, then you will first have to connect |
| | 12 | to anyconnect.noao.edu using a Cisco VPN and log in with your VPN account. |
| | 13 | Once you have done this, connect to mayall-2.kpno.noao.edu using MacOSX |
| | 14 | Screen Sharing and log on as |
| | 15 | observer |
| | 16 | pwd[2] |
| | 17 | |
| | 18 | 2. Open a terminal window and |
| | 19 | ssh mzls@mayall-idl.kpno.noao.edu |
| | 20 | pwd [3] |
| | 21 | Then |
| | 22 | cd ~/obsbot |
| | 23 | git pull |
| | 24 | cd ~/observing |
| | 25 | svn up |
| | 26 | idl |
| | 27 | IDL> mstrategy,copydir='/home/mzls/obsbot' |
| | 28 | IDL> exit |
| | 29 | cd |
| | 30 | ./bin/vnc |
| | 31 | |
| | 32 | 3. Start the mayall-idl VNC viewer window using the VNC gui |
| | 33 | If you open this on the mayall-2 screen, you will not need a password. |
| | 34 | Try and arrange windows so they don't overlap. I like the following arrangement: |
| | 35 | }}} |
| | 36 | |
| | 37 | [[Image(remoteops_vnc_screenshot.png,800px)]] |
| | 38 | |
| | 39 | {{{ |
| | 40 | 3. Here are some useful links that could be used to monitor weather, telescope status, etc: |
| | 41 | [a] KPNO weather - [http://www-kpno.kpno.noao.edu/Info/Mtn_Weather/] |
| | 42 | [b] 4m weather station display - [http://4m-weather.kpno.noao.edu] |
| | 43 | [b] Satellite map - [http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/gifs/IRAZ.GIF] |
| | 44 | [c] KPNO dome webcams: |
| | 45 | (i) http://4m-webcam-1.kpno.noao.edu |
| | 46 | (ii) http://4m-webcam-2.kpno.noao.edu |
| | 47 | (iii) http://4m-webcam-3.kpno.noao.edu |
| | 48 | [d] Cloud / wind predictions / measurements - [https://www.windy.com/31.964/-111.600?31.431,-111.600,8,m:eyrac3b] |
| | 49 | [e] All-sky camera - [http://kpasca-db.tuc.noao.edu] |
| | 50 | [f] Out-door web cams - [https://www.noao.edu/kpno/kpcam/index.shtml] |
| | 51 | |
| | 52 | Some of these don't work at night. The 4m-webcam-2 does provide useful night-time data if the dome is |
| | 53 | open. You need to log in as "anonymous" on this one - just use the provided button. |
| | 54 | In the NOAO Remote Ops room, I like to put most of these on the large TV monitors on the left and right |
| | 55 | ends, and expand the main mayall-2 display to fill all 4 screens of the central display. |
| | 56 | |
| | 57 | |
| | 58 | 5. At this point you can go with the regular instructions: https://desi.lbl.gov/trac/wiki/PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObserver |
| | 59 | |
| | 60 | }}} |
