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/* Recipe for Manually Acquiring a Target */
2. Click TARGET and input the RA & DEC. Select "Manual". The target RA and Dec will also be displayed on the TCS monitor on the dome floor. Acquire target by slewing the telescope from the dome floor control panel.
* '''Warning''' in manual mode the TCS software does not check if your target is in view. Software limits are overridden. be Be absolutely sure of where you know what you are slewing the telescopedoing.
3. In “Exposures '''Exposures & Guiding”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.
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