Log of LBC Twilight Sky Flats To flat field LBC images, twilight sky flats are needed; the enclosure is too compact and the surface too uneven to obtain useful do...
LBCFPIA = LBC Focal Plane Image Analysis This page will contain a description of how FPIA works to estimate the Zernike coefficients: defocus (z4), astigmatism (z...
MODS Mask Inventory *Note that if a location is not listed, then the assumed location is in the mask cabinet in rm 116. Mask ID A/B/C... Comments Location...
MODS Slit Masks The table below lists the slit masks loaded into the MODS1 and MODS2 slit mask cassettes. The slits may be selected by the maskID code listed (sel...
LUCI Mask Inventory *Note: If no location is listed, the assumed location is the mask cabinet in rm 116 Mask# A/B/C.. Comments Location Date of Last I...
MODS Mask Exchanges for 2023A Positions 1 12 ("permanent") Configuration of "permanent" slits has changed, so start from the templates, slitmask_restricted_M1tem...
MODS Mask Exchange Procedure MODS has a multi slit mask cassette that accepts up to 24 masks mounted in special frames. The masks are laser cut in thin spherical...
Shared Presets * What commands should the instrument GUI and OT provide? * flow chart from Steve (09 feb 2023) * LBTI preset GUI * Email thread (10 fe...
Troubleshooting Procedures for MODS team and LBTO staff These procedures are documented for use by MODS team and LBTO staff. They were separated from the Troubles...
Projects to complete before Pre Com 2Last updated 01aug2022 1 Lock Out * Description: Provide a lock out mechanism to disable motors that operate externa...
MODS IMCS Collimator Tip Tilt Focus TTF settings Everytime the instrument is remounted or there is a change to camera focus (see below), the IMCS TTF zeropoints s...
SV summit tasks 17,18,19 Jan 2023 1 Verify on site the SV integration procedure criticalities, from unloading crates to installation on LBTI DX bracket, partic...
Repository of FFTCam material for reference at regular meetings with LBTO * 2019 Proposal * Budget (7/24/2019) * Solar System Science Simulation (October...
MODS Micro LYNX Motor Controllers This page reports the current status of the MODS Micro LYNX motor controllers. in response to problems that emerge. Record chang...
LN Commissioning COM 11 Dec 2022: * Blog Report COM 10A May 2022: * Blog Report COM 10 Feb 2020: * Tom's Planning Document * RR Barilotto exchange p...
MODS: The Multi Object Double Spectrographs Overview MODS1 and MODS2 are UV to nearIR Multi Object Double Spectrgraphs that are mounted at the Direct Gregorian f...
New Photometric Fields for LBC During commissioning, fields from Landolt (1992) and Galadi Enriquez, Trullols and Jordi (2000) were observed to determine the phot...
Creating Astrometric Masks We use astrometric masks to check/remeasure the rotator zeropoint after the instrument has been mounted. A set of astrometric masks bas...
To power on or power off LN use the power switches described below: (You might hear a siren go off for 10 sec. when you turn the power on.) This additional inf...
LBC Troubleshooting Please feel free to update this page with any LBC troubleshooting notes or links as appropriate. Thanks! * Troubleshooting notes from the ...
Documents for 14sep2022 * LINC NIRVANA in a nutshell, Kuerster, 2011 * LINC NIRVANA Pathfinder, Conrad, 2012 * LINC ‐NIRVANA Re Planning Exercise, Herb...
Facility Instruments In the Event of a Power Outage Before computers are shutdown, ensure the instrument is in a safe state and shutdown processes. The following ...
MODS Calibration Lamp Change Log Fill out the table below every time you change a calibration lamp, regardless of whether it is an emergency replacement on telesc...
This page outlines the steps to roughly measure the LBC camera bias levels and then several ways to temporarily and/or permanently change the bias level. Checkin...
Interfaces There are 4 Interfaces required for the generation and editing of PEPSI OB's: 1 Observing Programmes GUI * This GUI summarizes the date, targe...
Login * Use your favorite vncviewer to connect to alpha.pepsi.lbto.org (IP 192.168.164.14) * display :1 contains the User Interface * dispay :2 conta...
Soft Power Cycle If things are in a bad state (Readout issues, CCD Timeouts, or software in a funky state) re uploading the program is like a soft power cycle. ...
Other Tidbits This page outlines other useful pieces of information related to observing with PEPSI Amplifier Glow And Detector Features Red CCD: There is a blob...