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,/* Start-up recipe: remote */
= Remote observing =
In the afternoon, the telescope operations team in Sutherland will switch off the lockout -- allowing remote operation -- and turn off all lights that are not under software control. All the PC addresses, login details, URLs, etc you required to follow the instructions below will be sent to you in advance of your run.
==Start-up recipe : remote ==
1. In the remote observing station, the desk to the left of the entrance is allocated to the 1.9m. It is connected to two 37-inch curved screens. Log in to the PC.
* observing limits plot (“crash” icon)
* guide star programme (meteor icon)
When you are ready to observe:
5. Check weather on the [http://suthweather.saao.ac.za/ Sutherland weather website] -- '''only proceed if windspeed < 60 km/h; humidity <90%; T_external - T_dewpoint > 1.5.''' 6. On the TCS GUI, select the "DOME" menu button and select "Fluorescent lights" from the drop down menu to illuminate the observing floor.
* On tcs74v3: click "Initialize" in the "XY Slides Control" panel on the right.
* Or, on tvs74v4, click "Center" - there is no need to use the "Initialize" button on tcs74v4 unless it is red (indicating a fault), in which case click "Reset", wait a moment, then click "Initialize".
2. Switch OFF all downstairs & observing '''floor lights''' ([https://topswiki.saao.ac.za/index.php/74%22_/_1.9m#Light_switches having trouble finding the switches]?)