# '''Check the weather conditions [https://suthweather.saao.ac.za/ here]'''. If windspeed <60km/h and T-T<sub>dew</sub> > 1.5 (see [[#Observing limits|observing limits]]), continue with step 2.
# Check the observing floor and '''clear any obstacles''' (e.g. ladders) that may obstruct the telescope.
# '''Switch off the [[#Light switches|lights]]''' everywhere except in the warm room.
# Log into lesedi-nuc in the warm room, open a browser and navigate to the [https://unifivideo.suth.saao.ac.za:7443/cameras webcam].
# Open a second browser window and navigate to the TCS (''URL coming soon'').
# Click the '''STARTUP''' button on the bottom right of the screen. This will switch on the slew lights so you can watch it open the dome, baffle and mirror covers, and set the dome to follow the telescope, then switch off the slew lights.
6. # Select the '''Instrument''' you require by clicking either SHOC or SIBONISE to the mid-left of the display.
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=== Start-up remotely from Cape Town ===