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40" / 1.0m

8 bytes added, 14:07, 11 October 2023
/* Filters */
The blue metallic box below the acquisition/guider box contains the filter wheel(s), labelled on the East and West sides. Each wheel has 8 filter positions; position 1 is the reference and position 8 is always empty, so that with two wheels installed, one wheel should always have position 8 in the beam (unless one wheel contains neutral density filters). '''Filters must not be removed from the filter wheels.'''
Throughout 20222023, the filters in the 1-m wheels will be as follows:
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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 it the dome so that it can establish its position by passing through some of the cardinal points.
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