* NOTE 1: if the rsync command fails, try it WITHOUT the wildcard (*) and specify a specific file. Some rsync programs apparently do not support this function.
* NOTE 2: data is also backed-up at the end of the night and on a daily basis to the "astro2015" servers so data can also be accessed with the same folder structure from there.
== Running scripts ==
For users that wish to run scripts (e.g continuously take exposures while cycling a filter sequence), we do not support the old scripting method via the GUI anymore. In fact, on the new system it doesn;t work at all so don;t even try.
We have developed a new much more stable command line method to run scripts. The instructions are as follow:
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== A comparison between OLD vs. NEW system==
[[File:Old_vs._new_SHOC.png|left|thumb|600px| Compariing raw unreduced images taken of the same field (07:13:27.974 -15:21:04.21) with similar camera settings for the NEW (left) and OLD (right) SHOC system on the 74-inch.]]