Changes between Version 67 and Version 68 of PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers

Timestamp:

Feb 6, 2016 12:26:01 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

David Schlegel

Comment:

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PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers

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 ''No on-sky observations are permitted before 12 deg twilight.'' 
 
-0. Take a zero image to ensure everything is working
-1. At start of night, check telescope pointing and zero the telescope coordinates using a bright star placed on the telescope boresight (defined as the center of the mosaic3 focal plane).
-2. Move to the beginning of the first MzLS tile position
-3. Focus the telescope
+1. Take a zero image to ensure everything is working
+2. At start of night, check telescope pointing and zero the telescope coordinates using a bright star placed on the telescope boresight (defined as the center of the mosaic3 focal plane).
+3. Move to the beginning of the first MzLS tile position
+4. Focus the telescope
  - create a focus script using the NGUI
  - run the focus script from the /home/observer/exec directory 
@@ -219 +219 @@
 === Observe - all night long! ===
 
-Execute mzls*sh script
-
-In a nocs terminal window (on the mosaic3 computer): 
-Go to /home/observer/exec, and execute the mzls*.sh script.  
-
-Monitor focus by checking the image quality on each frame. Keep track of the truss temperature variation and modify 
+5. From the mzls@mayall-idl window, generate the top-level observing script (tonight.sh) assuming
+that we have three plan files named pass1.json, etc.
+{{{
+   cd ~/obsbot
+   python mosbot.py pass1.json pass2.json pass3.json --script /mosaic3/exec/mosbot/tonight.sh
+}}}
+
+6. From the observer@mayall-3 xterm window, start taking exposures using the top-level observing script (tonight.sh):
+{{{
+   cd ~/exec/mosbot
+   ./tonight.sh
+}}}
+
+7. Monitor focus by checking the image quality on each frame. Keep track of the truss temperature variation and modify 
 the focus as needed. The Mayall has astigmatism, so one can tell from the shape of the images which way to move the focus.
 To stop and do a focus sequence: