Changes between Version 208 and Version 209 of PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers

Timestamp:

Sep 7, 2017 8:11:26 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Arjun Dey

Comment:

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PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers

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     If you want to know what these commands actually do, see here: [wiki:MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers/MOSAICGUI_Notes]
+ 1. '''If you are on mayall-7''' in the new U-floor control room, please wait for the system to come up completely, and then close the DHS VNC viewer window using the small red button on the top bar of the window. Then relaunch a new VNC viewer by first clicking on the blue VNC icon in the dock, and then double clicking on the "mosaic3:1" icon in the window that comes up. This should bring up a new DHS VNC window that will respond more quickly to cursor commands.
  1. Launch CCD temperature monitor from "MOSAIC Temps" icon (CCD and Dewar temps should be around 173C and 90C respectively)
  1. Launch TCS acorn monitor from "VDU" icon
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   2. Focus the Telescope::
-    - Create a focus script using the NGUI: exposure time 5 or 10 seconds, zd filter, -75 micron focus steps, click Midpoint to *on*, 9 exposures. NOTE: If observing in the 2017B semester, please make sure you are focusing at the sky location 270,+60. Also, we are having problems with the focus scripts. Please use step size of -125 micron and 5 steps for the first sequence, and then -75 micron and 5 steps for the second check.
+    - Create a focus script using the NGUI: exposure time 5 or 10 seconds, zd filter, -75 micron focus steps, click Midpoint to *on*, 9 exposures. NOTE: If observing in the 2017B semester, please make sure you are focusing at the sky location 270,+60. 
     - run the focus script from the /home/observer/exec directory (./FOCUS.sh)
     - copilot will automatically analyze and report the best focus in the mayall-idl window.