Perkins Telescope Guides and Cookbooks
- Perkins Quick Start Guide
- Perkins Start-Up and Close-Down Checklists
NOTE: These pages are under construction as we migrate the information from the mesa to here. (BWT-09032014)
While these pages are under construction, there may be links that work under the internal network that do not from the outside world. If you need something please let me know and I will make it available to you.
This WIKI is meant to be a resource for observers, please feel free to create
an account for yourself and add or correct information to this series
of documents so we can all benefit.
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Instrument Guides
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- PRISM Quick Start Guide
- Observing scripts are on saturn at /hans/home/obs72/tcl.scripts
- Mimir Information and Guides
- Mimir Quick Start Guide
- Observing scripts are on saturn at /mimir/home/obs72/tcl.new.mimir
- Mimir Normal Procedures
- Mimir Emergency Procedures - helium compressor, vacuum
- Mimir Quick Start Guide
- BU Instrument Calendars - Warning - Not Updated - Telescope and Instrument Calendars
- Primary Climate Control System (PCCS) - Mirror Tub Temperature Control
LUX - Mesa Home Web Pages
Links and Other Useful Information
Observer Information
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Chalet Reservations - Current Lodging Reservation Web page
Reservation Queries - Check a Lodging Reservation
Mesa Lux Site - Internal Link, behind the firewall
- Perkins Telescope Calendars - Telescope and Instrument Calendars
- Chalet Reservations - Current Chalet Reservation
Observer Certification - Current Certification Policy and Observer List
Observer
Telescope Information
- PerkinsWhatsNew Perkins Whats New - News for the Observers about new things at the telescope
- PerkinsWhatToDo What To Do If.... - A FAQ guide to hopefully solve most mundane issues
Telescope Information
- Seeing Monitor - Documentation on how to startup and use the Seeing Monitor
- Mesa Lux Site - Internal Link, behind the firewall
- Perkins Main Perkins Check List - The Perkins opening and closing check list.
- Perkins Check List - West Group
- PerkinsQuickStartGuide Perkins Quick Start Guide - The Perkins Quick Start Guide
Karen Meech's Perkins Manual. - Word document that is large with lots of pictures. - PerkinsPDUPerkins Power Distribution Unit (PDU) - LOIS Operations
- Move Manual - The Manual for the Telescope Move Program
- Perkins Control System Manual - Hardware Manual, not for the faint of heart.
- Guider Documentation Perkins and Hall only - The Manual for the Move Guider
- Guider Set-Up Procedure - Startup New Instruments - Start up and Initialization of the Guider after an instrument change.
- DeVeny Guider Offsets
- Perkins Weather Limits - Official PerkinsLimits - Offical Limits for Closing up the Telescope
- InstrumentBalance Instrument Balance Values - Balance Values for the Instruments
Misc Information
SystemInfo
Mesa Safety Sign In and Out Links
In order to hopefully take care of observer safety, there There are a series
of series of forms that are available to sign in when you you arrive at the telescope
and telescope and to sign out when you leave. There is extra information that will
will be asked for in order to help track the status and health of the telescope.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
- Mesa Safety Sign In Form - Internal Link, behind the firewall.
- Mesa Safety Sign Out Form - Internal Link, behind the firewall.
Note: This should not be relied on for your safety or the safety of your group.