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- | PAVO:\\ | + | PAVO: |
- | User Manual - available in [[: | + | |
- | [[: | + | |
- | {{: | + | |
- | \\ | + | * User Manual - available in [[: |
- | MIRCX:\\ | + | * [[:chara: |
- | (A) Instrument user manual: [[https:// | + | * {{: |
- | (B) [[https:// | + | |
- | (C) [[: | + | \\ MIRCX and MYSTIC: |
- | (D) [[https:// | + | |
- | \\ | + | * [[https:// |
- | [[https:// | + | |
- | \\ | + | * [[https:// |
- | {{: | + | * [[: |
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+ | CLASSIC/ | ||
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+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
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+ | SPICA | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | Silmaril | ||
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+ | * {{: | ||
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+ | VEGA: Has been retired as of summer of 2021. | ||
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+ | General CHARA Operations | ||
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+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
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+ | Six Telescope Star Tracker | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | Adaptive Optics - See links for AO Documentation at the top of the [[: | ||
===== OBSERVING LOGS ===== | ===== OBSERVING LOGS ===== | ||
- | {{: | + | MIRC-X 6T Observing Log: standard beam order [{{: |
- | {{: | + | MIRC-X 6T Observing Log: free beam order [{{: |
- | [[https://sites.google.com/a/chara-array.org/ | + | {{: |
+ | [[http://chara.gsu.edu/observing-logs|Online Observing Logs]] | ||
===== USEFUL LINKS AND DOCUMENTATION ===== | ===== USEFUL LINKS AND DOCUMENTATION ===== | ||
- | [[: | + | [[: |
{{: | {{: | ||
===== SOFTWARE SETUP FOR TELESCOPE OPERATORS ===== | ===== SOFTWARE SETUP FOR TELESCOPE OPERATORS ===== | ||
- | \\ | + | \\ Below we describe the software that needs to be started for each instrument at the beginning of the night. Follow the [[: |
- | Below we describe the software that needs to be started for each instrument at the beginning of the night. Follow the [[: | + | |
===== CLASSIC and CLIMB: ===== | ===== CLASSIC and CLIMB: ===== | ||
- | Open the CLASSIC/ | + | Open the CLASSIC/ |
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- | [[: | + | |
- | [[: | + | |
===== PAVO: ===== | ===== PAVO: ===== | ||
- | Open the PAVO server and GUI using the menu on zoot. Typically the observer runs the PAVO server from their location. However, if network speed becomes an issue during a remote run, the operator can open the PAVO server on the mountain and the observer can type commands into PAVO by using a "speak pavo" session. The [Status] button on the PAVO GUI will bring up a display of the server.\\ | + | Open the PAVO server and GUI using the menu on zoot. Typically the observer runs the PAVO server from their location. However, if network speed becomes an issue during a remote run, the operator can open the PAVO server on the mountain and the observer can type commands into PAVO by using a "speak pavo" session. The [Status] button on the PAVO GUI will bring up a display of the server. \\ \\ PAVO uses the LDCs. Bring up the LDC GUIs using the menu on zoot (under ESP Controllers). It's a good idea to home the LDCs at the start of the night. To home the LDCs, turn on the power button for the relevant telescope (the button will turn from red to green). Set the velocity to a non-zero number like 50 and click the [VEL] button. Then click the [HOME] button. You will see the position of the LDC go to 0.0. If the position gets stuck at "<>", |
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- | PAVO uses the LDCs. Bring up the LDC GUIs using the menu on zoot (under ESP Controllers). It's a good idea to home the LDCs at the start of the night. To home the LDCs, turn on the power button for the relevant telescope (the button will turn from red to green). Set the velocity to a non-zero number like 50 and click the [VEL] button. Then click the [HOME] button. You will see the position of the LDC go to 0.0. If the position gets stuck at "<>", | + | |
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- | If you need to home the LDC glass during the night, then follow this procedure: | + | |
* Type " | * Type " | ||
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\\ If the PAVO server doesn' | \\ If the PAVO server doesn' | ||
- | ===== MIRC: ===== | + | ===== MIRC-X and MYSTIC: ===== |
- | After the ople server | + | MIRC-X |
- | ===== VEGA: ===== | + | ===== VEGA: Is now retired as of summer of 2021 ===== |
Open all CHARA servers and GUIs as usual. The VEGA team will open their servers and software from the VEGA computer. \\ \\ If VEGA is running with CLIMB, then LDCs will need to be used. Bring up the LDC GUIs using the menu on zoot (under ESP Controllers). It's a good idea to home the LDCs at the start of the night. To home the LDCs, turn on the power button for the relevant telescope (the button will turn from red to green). Set the velocity to a non-zero number like 50 and click the [VEL] button. Then click the [HOME] button. You will see the position of the LDC go to 0.0. If the position gets stuck at "<>", | Open all CHARA servers and GUIs as usual. The VEGA team will open their servers and software from the VEGA computer. \\ \\ If VEGA is running with CLIMB, then LDCs will need to be used. Bring up the LDC GUIs using the menu on zoot (under ESP Controllers). It's a good idea to home the LDCs at the start of the night. To home the LDCs, turn on the power button for the relevant telescope (the button will turn from red to green). Set the velocity to a non-zero number like 50 and click the [VEL] button. Then click the [HOME] button. You will see the position of the LDC go to 0.0. If the position gets stuck at "<>", | ||
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===== FLUOR: ===== | ===== FLUOR: ===== | ||
- | Nic can add instructions here, but it probably consists of opening | + | The JOUFLU combiner was retired in the 2019 observing season. Instructions |
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- | * cosmic_fluor -F -o2 (for a secondary program using secondary ople) | + | |
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