The DCT name has changed to the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).
This page gives a general overview for visitors and staff
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Updates (and Old Updates)
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The 2018 summer shutdown is over. A variety of things were done. Most will be transparent to most observers. I mention here things that might cause changes you might notice. We repositioned the secondary mirror, and changed the default piston of the primary mirror. As a result the nominal focus offsets for all instruments will have changed. The TOs will have up to date new values. All the LMI filters were removed, examined and if needed cleaned. The dome following algorithm has been modified so that the dome will now make longer, less frequent moves. The occultation warning is being updated to account for this. Work continues on NIHTS and a new User Manual was recently released. We are in the process of rebuilding the pointing and optics models. Please include any observations related to pointing and image quality that strike you in your night reports. Thank you. |
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An updated version of the NIHTS User Manual (v1.2 - 20180808) has been released and is available on the DCT confluence pages. |
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Tom has released an updated version of the DeVeny slit viewing camera GUI. Changes are documented and appear in the new release of the DeVeny Users Manual (v1.5), available below. |
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The DeVeny Spectrograph Reference and Operations Guide has been updated for the new release of the slitviewing camera GUI application. Version v1.5 (10 July 2018) of the manual is now available on the Observing at DCT confluence page. |
Important Notes for all DCT Users and Visitor
DCTUsers Slack Channel for Discussion & Announcements
Proposing to Observe
Applying for Observing Time - 2018B DCT Call for Proposals
Observing Run Preparation
What to do before showing up for your run
First time using DCT, or a particular instrument?
Calendars:
Ephemeris Data Submission/Generation
Automated Function and Pattern Data Submission
Object Data and Finder Chart Generators
During Your Run
As of 23 March 2021, these pages are no longer being maintained.
Please refer to the new LDTOI pages for current documentation.
Target of Opportunity (ToO) Procedures
After Your Run
Data Retrieval
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The TelescopeFor an overview of the telescope and site, see Information about the seeing and image quality:
For an overview of the first generation Instruments, see InstrumentsDCT Instrumentation Current & Future
Site Information Where to stay when observing at DCT General InformationSchedules for other Lowell telescopes |
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