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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://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.
There are no DVD writers, USB ports or DAT drives in the dome for copying data, this should be done using scp.
===== Log books, almanacs, etc. =====
In the warm room, in labelled boxfiles, you will find the following resources to help with your observations:
10. '''Open the mirror covers''' by clicking the "DOME" pulldown menu and selecting "Mirror OPEN". The mirror indicator on the top right will turn green.
11. Switch '''dome to AUTO''' by clicking the red "MAN" button (top right of display). It will turn green. At times, it is necessary to either rotate the dome or point the telescope to Zenith so that the dome is able to locate its poisition and avoid the possibility of the dome not correctly following the telescope .
12. Turn '''telescope tracking on''' by clicking the red "Tracking is OFF" button. It will turn green.
If the TCS-web is not responding to any inputs, then make sure that the WebUser has Control button is clicked and shows green.
To access the TCS from the web broweserbrowser, click here [http://remoteops1desk.suth.saao.ac.za:5001/ TCS-Web].
[[File:WebUser-Control.jpeg|600px|frameless]]
=== STE3/STE4 ===
1. Follow the start-up procedure described in Sections 1 and 2 of the [https://wwwcloudcape.saao.ac.za/wp-contentindex.php/uploadss/sites/5/SAAOCCDmanual.pdf9QgG2QpI3GSnoO8|SAAO CCD Camera Control Program, version 1.2", by J. W. Menzies].
'''Important:''' Ensure that the following are correct in the blue "Details of Run" startup panel:
If you encounter telescope pointing problems, check the time and date displayed on the TCS, as the cause could be the time server. If the date/time is wrong, please call the electronics technician for assistance.
'''The Dome Shutter obscuring the telescope'''
At times, the dome does not find its position, and therefore does not follow the telescope correctly. To avoid this, it is always a good idea to point the telescope to Zenith, or rotate the dome so that it can establish its position by passing through some of the cardinal points.
==Webcam==
