New 1.0m

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 AG Lodestars through rts2

1. 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

1. Start rts2 control of Lodestar on the pi:

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

1. 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).

1. Take and save an image with the Lodestar:

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

1. Loop multiple saved images:

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