Changes

1.0-m telescope observing limits -->

Below is a screenshot of the main "Controls" tab of the TCS, where everything required for routine observing is located. There is one other tab, for more rarely used "Advanced" functions. The Controls tab is split into four main panels: control of the telescope and instrument selection on the left; status of each subsystem in the middle; time and positional information on the upper right; and important buttons that need to be easily accessible on the bottom right.

[[File:lesedi_control_observing.png|none|1400px|The control tab of Lesedi's TCS]]

The '''Startup''' button is not a "power-up" button, as everything should be powered up at all times. The Startup button should be used only when you intend to open up to observe, as it runs a script that performs the following tasks in this order:

# Set the dome to track the telescope

# Switch off the slew lights

Once the Startup procedure is complete, the button will read '''Shutdown''', and should be used to close everything at the end of observing. The shutdown script essentially reverses the Startup procedure:

'''If you don't want to run the full Startup procedure''' (e.g. because it's daytime), but do need to interact with the telescope, control of individual subsystems can be

***************how much of the controls tab works without startup?****

From the '''Advanced''' tab, you can do the following: