== Notes for Using the Remote Operations Room at NOAO HQ ==


1a. If you are connecting from the Remote Ops room at NOAO HQ, use the main set of monitors (2x2 array) and on the TV screens, log in as
 {{{
       Mayall
        pwd [1]  (Ask Arjun for cheat-sheet of passwords)
}}}
and then launch the screens using the gui.

1b. If, instead, you are connecting from a different remote site, then you will first have to connect to anyconnect.noao.edu using a Cisco VPN and log in with your VPN account. Once you have done this, connect to mayall-2.kpno.noao.edu using MacOSX Screen Sharing and log on as[[BR]]
{{{
        observer
        pwd[2]
}}}

2. Open a terminal window and
{{{
        ssh mzls@mayall-idl.kpno.noao.edu
        pwd [3]
}}}

   Then[[BR]]
{{{
        cd ~/obsbot
        git pull
        cd ~/observing
        svn up
        idl
        IDL> mstrategy,copydir='/home/mzls/obsbot'
        IDL> exit
        cd
        ./bin/vnc
}}}
3. Start the mayall-idl VNC viewer window using the VNC gui. If you open this on the mayall-2 screen, you will not need a password. Try and arrange windows so they don't overlap. I like the following arrangement:

4. Here are some useful links that could be used to monitor weather, telescope status, etc:
        [a] KPNO weather [http://www-kpno.kpno.noao.edu/Info/Mtn_Weather/] [[BR]]

        [b] 4m weather station display - [http://4m-weather.kpno.noao.edu] [[BR]]

        [b] Satellite map - [http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/gifs/IRAZ.GIF] [[BR]]

        [c] KPNO dome webcams: 
              (i) http://4m-webcam-1.kpno.noao.edu [[BR]]

              (ii) http://4m-webcam-2.kpno.noao.edu [[BR]]

              (iii) http://4m-webcam-3.kpno.noao.edu  [[BR]]

        [d] Cloud / wind predictions / measurements - [https://www.windy.com/31.964/-111.600?31.431,-111.600,8,m:eyrac3b] [[BR]]

        [e] All-sky camera - [http://kpasca-db.tuc.noao.edu] [[BR]]

        [f] Out-door web cams - [https://www.noao.edu/kpno/kpcam/index.shtml] [[BR]]


Some of these don't work at night. The 4m-webcam-2 does provide useful night-time data if the dome is  open. You need to log in as "anonymous" on this one - just use the provided button. In the NOAO Remote Ops room, I like to put most of these on the large TV monitors on the left and right ends, and expand the main mayall-2 display to fill all 4 screens of the central display.
 

5. At this point you can go with the regular instructions: https://desi.lbl.gov/trac/wiki/PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObserver

6. Connect using skype to mayall-2 which is the OA's address. The telephone number at the OA's station is 520-318-8620.