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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.
==TCS Recipe for Acquiring a Target==On 1. Check that “COORDINATE EQUINOX” is set to that of your target coordinates (otherwise, type it under "SET EQUINOX" and press ENTER on the keyboard). 2. Click TARGET and input the RA & DEC. Select "Manual" if you want to slew the telescope manually, or "Auto" for automatic slewing. If manual, use the controls on the observing floor to move to the position displayed on the monitor. 3. In “Exposures & Guiding”:* Move GUIDE MIRROR IN BEAM by clicking on that box. * Click "Expose" and select exposure time from drop-down menu to start images.* Under “Image Options” select the preferred LUT and SCALE. * Hint for good scaling in the display: keep the bottom slider all the way to the left and move the top slider towards the left until the stars appear. Then adjust the vertical slider. 4. Identify the target star in the image display by comparing to a finder chart and making find adjustments in RA & Dec using the handset. 5. If known, place the target at the location on the image display corresponding to the desired position on the science CCD. 6. Move GUIDE MIRROR OUT OF BEAM to direct the beam to the science detector. 7. Check the position of the target in the instrument and adjust RA & Dec as necessary using the handset. 8. Adjust focus, using the TCSMenu1, Focus box (enter value) or the Focus In and Out buttons on the warm room paddle. [https://topswiki.saao.ac.za/index.php/74%22_/_1.9m#Instrument_Focus_Settings Approximate focus values] are given for each instrument.* Once focus is achieved for the instrument, the guider camera may need to be refocussed. Under the "Camera Focus" box at lower right, click on the up/down arrows to start focus changing. Press stop to stop the change. 9. Once the star is well positioned on the science detector, select a guide star.* Ensure that XY slides have been initialized. (Click "Initialize" under XY slides control).* Open the guide star software (the icon of a star with a long tail).* Enter coordinates of the field and click "GET IMAGE". A window should appear with a 10x10 arcmin DSS map.* Click on a bright star '''outside''' of the green circle in the DSS image. **NOTE: this chart is centered on the coordinates. If you have adjusted the position of the target to be away from the center of the acquisition frame, there will be the same offset in whatever guide star is selected.* Under "XY Slides Control," click "GoTo GS". The star should appear in the acquisition image. If not, try a different star.* Under “Pointer" click "Guide Star" , then click on the chosen guide star in the acquisition camera FOV. This will put a blue box around the star and begin guiding.** NOTE: if the star is near a hot pixel, that could cause trouble with guiding. Click "Move XY" and click on the star: this will center it (just moving the XY stages, and not effecting the science target).* To stop or restart guiding (e.g. after brief intervals of cloud), press GUIDE.* To change exposure times, press STOP, select exposure time from the drop down menu under Expose. ==Manual for Acquiring a Target==
1. Check that “COORDINATE EQUINOX” is set to that of your target coordinates (otherwise, type it under "SET EQUINOX" and press ENTER on the keyboard).
