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/* Where to find the information you need */
This wiki is intended to supplement the existing TCS and instrument user's guides, filling the void of information about the telescope and facility, and providing recipes for observing with the telescope-instrument-TCS combination.
For detailed information about the TCS and instrument softwareinstruments, please refer to the manuals listed below:
* "1.0-m Telescope Control Software[https: A User's Guide" by Stephen Potter & Hannah Worters//topswiki.saao.ac.za/index.php/SHOC SHOC wiki]
* [https://www.saao.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/SAAOCCDmanual.pdf "SAAO CCD Camera Control Program, version 1.2" by J. W. Menzies] * [https://shoc.saao.ac.za/Documents/ShocnHelpful.pdf "SHOC User Guide(SHOCnHelpful)", by Rocco Coppejans] – contains useful instrument info, but new software described on SHOC wiki * [https://topswiki.saao.ac.za/index.php/SHOC SHOC wiki]
* [https://shoc.saao.ac.za/SHOCsnr.html SHOC exposure time and prebin calculator]
* [https://shoc.saao.ac.za/Pipeline/README.txt SHOC data reduction pipeline]
 
* [https://cloudcape.saao.ac.za/index.php/s/9QgG2QpI3GSnoO8"SAAO CCD Camera Control Program, version 1.2" by J. W. Menzies]
Much of this page assumes that the user has never before set foot in the dome, and has no local human to guide them. [[40" / 1.0m#Telescope pointing limits|Telescope pointing limits]], [[40" / 1.0m#Troubleshooting| troubleshooting information]] and [[40" / 1.0m#Start-up recipes|start-up]] and [[40" / 1.0m#Shutdown procedures|shutdown]] recipes should prove useful for experienced observers and novice users alike.
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