Changes between Version 181 and Version 182 of PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers

Timestamp:

Feb 3, 2017 6:06:00 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

Benjamin Alan Weaver

Comment:

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PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers

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 Before 10 deg twilight, you can do all the steps in 8 (''i.e.'', this one).
 
-1. Start the mayall-idl:1 VNC session.
-{{{
-A. In a terminal window from mayall-2, ssh to mzls@mayall-idl and log in using the mzls password
+ 1. Start the mayall-idl:1 VNC session.
+    {{{
+In a terminal window from mayall-2, ssh to mzls@mayall-idl and log in using the mzls password
 B. type: ~/bin/vnc
 C. Now double click the VNC gui in the mayall-2 dock (i.e., the thing with all the icons at the bottom of the bottom left terminal). 
 This launches a dialog box asking if you want to connect to mayall-idl.kpno.noao.edu:1 . Say "connect" and type in the mzls password. 
 The VNC starts up.
-}}}
-
- The VNC session should automatically start MUPTILES, MOSSTAT and COPILOT.  Rearrange as desired.
-
- If it doesn't, open terminals in the VNC session and manually run the scripts for monitoring the observations and updating the tile file:
-
- 1a) The FITS file listing which tiles have been completed should be updated throughout the night.
- 
- This file is '''$MOS3_OBS/obstatus/mosaic-tiles_obstatus.fits'''.  The following IDL command will monitor exposures as they are taken throughout the night, automatically updating this file.
-
- From a terminal on the mayall-idl VNC, in the mzls account, start this running:
-{{{
-idl
-   muptiles
-}}}
- At the end of the night, you should check the updated tile file into the svn repository.
-
- 1b). In a second terminal on the VNC tart the automated script for monitoring the data quality
-{{{
-idl
-   mosstat_continuous
-}}}
- This will run mosstat on each frame as it shows up and display the results on the screen. 
-
- 1c). In a third terminal on the VNC start running [wiki:MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers/Copilot copilot]: 
-{{{
+    }}}
+    The VNC session should automatically start MUPTILES, MOSSTAT and COPILOT.  Rearrange as desired.
+    If it doesn't, open terminals in the VNC session and manually run the scripts for monitoring the observations and updating the tile file:
+    a. The FITS file listing which tiles have been completed should be updated throughout the night.
+       This file is '''$MOS3_OBS/obstatus/mosaic-tiles_obstatus.fits'''.  The following IDL command will monitor exposures as they are taken throughout the night, automatically updating this file.
+
+       From a terminal on the mayall-idl VNC, in the mzls account, start this running:
+       {{{
+> idl
+IDL>   muptiles
+       }}}
+       At the end of the night, you should check the updated tile file into the svn repository.
+    a. In a second terminal on the VNC tart the automated script for monitoring the data quality
+       {{{
+> idl
+IDL> mosstat_continuous
+       }}}
+       This will run mosstat on each frame as it shows up and display the results on the screen. 
+    a. In a third terminal on the VNC start running [wiki:MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers/Copilot copilot]: 
+       {{{
 cd ~/obsbot
 python copilot.py
-}}}
-
-2. Take a zero image to ensure everything is working. Once the image has been written, use the IRAF window and run mscstat <filename> to make sure the system came up OK. See step [6] above.
-
-3. Set the focus to some approximate value based on the Truss temperature and the formula: 
+       }}}
+ 1. Take a zero image to ensure everything is working. Once the image has been written, use the IRAF window and run mscstat <filename> to make sure the system came up OK. See step [6] above.
+ 1. Set the focus to some approximate value based on the Truss temperature and the formula: 
+        
+        Focus(zd) = -8400+(1.4-Ttruss)x110
  
- Focus(zd) = -8400+(1.4-Ttruss)x110
- 
- where Ttruss is in deg C.
-
-4. Ask the telescope operator to point to the first tile in the json file in pass 2 (for normal case, or json of forced pass if starting up non standard). Then ask the telescope to go to a  nearby 5th mag star and to center it on the MOSAIC3 focal plane. The coordinates of the first tile can be found by:
- 
-{{{
+    where Ttruss is in deg C.
+ 1. Ask the telescope operator to point to the first tile in the json file in pass 2 (for normal case, or json of forced pass if starting up non standard). Then ask the telescope to go to a  nearby 5th mag star and to center it on the MOSAIC3 focal plane. The coordinates of the first tile can be found by:
+    {{{
 mayall-idl > less ~/obsbot/pass2.json
-}}}
-
-To convert the decimal degrees to the hh:mm:ss and dd:mm:ss for the OA:
-
-{{{
+    }}}
+    To convert the decimal degrees to the hh:mm:ss and dd:mm:ss for the OA:
+    {{{
 cd ~/obsbot
 python convertRaDec.py <file name>
 where filename is usually just pass2.json
-}}}
-
-convertRaDec.py can also take two arguments in degrees: python convertRaDec.py <ra> <dec>
-
-5. Remove extraneous files from the previous night that would effect the tile selection; on a mosaic3 xterm (i.e. nocs):
-{{{
+    }}}
+    convertRaDec.py can also take two arguments in degrees: python convertRaDec.py <ra> <dec>
+ 1. Remove extraneous files from the previous night that would effect the tile selection; on a mosaic3 xterm (''i.e.'' nocs):
+    {{{
 cd exec/
 rm mosbot/nopass1
 rm mosbot/forcepass*
-}}}
- 
-6. Wait patiently for 10 deg twilight. 
+    }}}
+ 1. Wait patiently for 10 deg twilight. 
 
 === 9 Get Ready to Observe - start of night ===