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Hardware Info CelestronTelescope Celestron 14 Optics Tube Assembly C14 A XLT ParaMount Paramount ME mount manual (PDF) DimmCam DVC 1412 fast framing CCD cam...
DIMM Fast Framing CCD Camera Documents DVC 1412 AM Technical Manual DVC 1412 AM Spec Sheet Website * http://www.dvcco.com DIMM Camera Link Card Documents ...
Using LUCI ARGOS This is meant to capture the current process of sending a preset with LUCI ARGOS, from the perspective of the telescope operator.The ARGOS dich...
Procedure for Rapidly Rising Dewpoint Making Condensation on Mirrors In rare weather circumstances, it sometimes happens that the dewpoint rises rapidly so that w...
Using MAT the Mount Alignment Telescopes MAT was removed from the Telescope in Oct 2015, and replaced by LAT These instructions are obsolete. The MAT gets us...
By Eye Active Optics Tool Current Version: 1.0 (NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR USE) This tool provides an easy interface to the By Eye Active Optics cartoons used primaril...
Mountain Procedures These procedures are generally for handling, mounting and installing things on the telescope. This page is an attempt to collect them all in o...
In the event that mirror ventilation does not automatically start, follow this procedure to manually start and stop a defrost cycle: To Start Manual Defrost *...
DIMM Onboard Electronics Enclosure This is a custom built unit containing both commercial and custom components. Schematics Onboard Electronics Enclosure Schemat...
Main.DaveAshby 14 Mar 2013 Mirror Ventilation Operating Guidelines General The purpose of MV is to uniformly control the primary mirror temperature such that th...
Main.DaveAshby 14 Mar 2013 Mirror Ventilation Operating Guidelines General The purpose of MV is to uniformly control the primary mirror temperature such that th...
Sending a Preset in IRAF Monocular Presets Set or note the current authorizations in IIF. From here everything assumes that the telescope/TCS is up and ready to...
If the unit is beeping and the Celestron scope is pointed way off of center, it needs to be reset. Turn off the power. (rocker switch on underside of the unit) ...
Design and Implementation of a Seeing Monitor for the Large Binocular Telescope Diplom thesis of Johannes Schmidt, University of Heidelberg, 2007 * diplomarbei...
Using The Time To Limits Script Note that a more improved version is now incorporated in the Night Report tool: Time to limits values displayed on the Log tab, an...
This version has been included as the official checklist on 14 Nov 2011 JMH Checklist for the start/end of the night at LBT Expand all Collapse all The fo...
Procedure for escaping from Primary Mirror Collimation Limits If either of the primary mirrors is moved by active optics so that it encounters one of the travel l...
Checklist for Telescope Systems that need to be Reset after a Power Outage This is the first cut at a list of what needs to be reset to recover from a power outag...
Closed Dome Preset Courtesy of Dave T. A generic preset has been established as would come through from the IRTC (but authorized as LUCIFER). It points to a fiel...
Resetting El and Az Encoders Modified Version of the Procedure Using Absolute Encoders.Jan 9 2010, David Gonzalez Huerta 1. Slew the telescope to AZ 120 deg ...
Beginning of the Night Lucifer Start Up Procedure Currently, the telescope pointing drifts by tens of arcseconds from day to day. Since the acquisition camera in...
Telescope Operator's Night Log for 24 25 Feb 2009 MST Operator: J. Hill (in Tucson) assisted by J. Little (mtn) Observers: V. Testa, F. Pedichini Instrument Suppo...
Main.DavidGonzalezHuerta 30 Aug 2008 Resetting El and Az Encoders Take the telescope to elevation 3 and azimuth 177 using the elslewtohold and azslewtohold comma...
New Stuff 29 Oct 2008 The PSF Primary Mirror Active Optics and Collimation Control has a new feature. Along with Active Optics, Intrument Offsets. Temperature Cor...