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sudo bash
 
sudo bash
 
/etc/init.d/rts2 start
 
/etc/init.d/rts2 start
* Take images with the Lodestar:
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* Take images with the Lodestar:<br />
ssh -X observer@1ms1.suth.saao.ac.za
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ssh -X observer@1ms1.suth.saao.ac.za <br />
rts2-xfocusc -d AG1CCD -e 1
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rts2-xfocusc -d AG1CCD -e 1<br />
 
(where AG1CCD is on DER1 and -e is the exposure time option).
 
(where AG1CCD is on DER1 and -e is the exposure time option).
 
* Take and save an image with the Lodestar:
 
* Take and save an image with the Lodestar:

Revision as of 21:54, 21 October 2016

The "new" 1-m telescope was installed in the dome that previously housed a 30-inch telescope. The telescope was built by APM Telescopes[1] and was lifted into the dome on 02 August 2016. Commissioning is currently underway.

The 30-inch telescope was donated to the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Watch this space!

Commissioning Aids

Running SHOC through rts2

Running AG Lodestars through rts2

  • Check whether Lodestar is connected:

ssh pi@1mag1.suth.saao.ac.za (or pimag2 for DER2) lsusb Look for "Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider" in output

  • Start rts2 control of Lodestar on the pi:

ssh pi@1mag1.suth.saao.ac.za sudo bash /etc/init.d/rts2 start

  • Take images with the Lodestar:

ssh -X observer@1ms1.suth.saao.ac.za
rts2-xfocusc -d AG1CCD -e 1
(where AG1CCD is on DER1 and -e is the exposure time option).

  • Take and save an image with the Lodestar:

CTRL-C out of rts2-xfocusc rts2-scriptexec -d AG1CCD -s 'E 1'

  • Loop multiple saved images:

rts2-scriptexec -d AG1CCD -s 'for 5 {E 1}' (also rts2-xfocusc --save)