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


'''NOTE: DO NOT TAKE IMAGES WHICH OPEN THE MOSAIC SHUTTER WITHOUT CONFIRMING WITH THE OA OR SOMEONE ON SITE THAT THE DOME IS DARK!!! DO NOT RELY SOLELY ON THE WEB CAMERAS AS YOU CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE THE CCDS! '''



 1. 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.
 1. 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
    {{{
observer
pwd[2]
    }}}
 1. Open a terminal window and
    {{{
ssh mzls@mayall-idl.kpno.noao.edu
pwd [3]
    }}}
    Then
    {{{
cd ~/obsbot
git pull
cd ~/observing
svn up
idl
IDL> mstrategy,copydir='/home/mzls/obsbot'
IDL> exit
cd
~/bin/vnc
    }}}
 1. 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:
 1. 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/]
    a. 4m weather station display - [http://4m-weather.kpno.noao.edu]
    a. Satellite map - [http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/gifs/IRAZ.GIF]
    a. KPNO dome webcams: 
       i. http://4m-webcam-1.kpno.noao.edu
       i. http://4m-webcam-2.kpno.noao.edu
       i. http://4m-webcam-3.kpno.noao.edu
    a. Cloud / wind predictions / measurements - [https://www.windy.com/31.964/-111.600?31.431,-111.600,8,m:eyrac3b]
    a. All-sky camera - [http://kpasca-db.tuc.noao.edu]
    a. Out-door web cams - [https://www.noao.edu/kpno/kpcam/index.shtml]
    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.
 1. At this point you can go with the regular instructions: https://desi.lbl.gov/trac/wiki/PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObserver
 1. Connect using skype to mayall-2 which is the OA's address. The telephone number at the OA's station is 520-318-8620.