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74" / 1.9m

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/* Shutdown checklist manually */
6. '''Park telescope''' at HA = 0h, Dec = -32º, leave in SLOW mode. With dome in "AUTO" it will move to the park position ~to 90º (East) azimuth.
67. Switch '''dome rotation''' to Manual. '''Rotate dome''' to 90º azimuth (to keep rain off telescope). If <span style="color:red">windspeed > 60km/h, rotate dome 180º from wind direction</span> before closing.
78. Close '''mirror covers'''. Use ladder to each "CLOSE" button on mirror cover control panel (north side of telescope)
89. Close '''dome shutters'''. From the dome floor control panel select "SHUTTERS CLOSE"
910. Lower '''windblind''' (if appropriate). From the dome floor control panel select "WINDBLIND LOWER"
'''From the control room:'''
1011. '''Switch OFF telescope power''' (push and hold for 3 sec) "Power" button on mimic control panel "Telescope Power" button.
'''Before leaving the telescope:'''
* TCS lockout in ON
1112. Switch OFF '''lighting circuits''' at exit. 13. '''End of run''': copy data; report [https://faultreports.saao.ac.za/ faults]; complete [http://www.saao.ac.za/science/observing/feedback/ feedback form], put Sutherland Observing Record in tray in warm room; for SpUpNIC or GIRAFFE, tear out 1st and 2nd copy of each completed page in triplicate log book -- keep 1st copy and put 2nd copy in end of run tray.
==Recipe for Acquiring a Target==
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