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NOTE: THIS PAGE REFERS TO THE LINUX- and WEB-BASED SOFTWARE (AS OF MARCH, 2015). For the original, manufacturer-based software and instrument commissioning details, please refer to the manual at http://shoc.saao.ac.za/Documents/ShocnHelpful.pdf.
=== Introduction ===
The SHOC systems consist of a filterwheel unit (with one or two filterwheels), a GPS unit for providing accurate timing triggers, an Andor iXon camera, and a control PC. Currently there are 2 productionfull SHOC systems (shocnawe & shocndisbelief), and 1 development computer systems that go with system running a different camera (shocnhorror). As of March 2015, the control software is web-based. Users point their browser to the SHOC instrumentlocation, and separate tabs appear to allow control of the camera, GPS, and filter wheel. There SHOC can be mounted on the 1.9- and 1-m telescopes, so please confirm which SHOC system is mounted on your telescope so that you know where to point the browser! Detail on instrument operation are 2 working Andor camerasbelow.
The [http://shoc.saao.ac.za SHOC website] may well have more extensive detail about this instrument.
[http://marissa.saao.ac.za Dr. Marissa Kotze] has written some [http://marissa.saao.ac.za/SHOCpipeline/ pipeline] software which may help with reduction of SHOC data.
=== Quick Start ===
