LUX - Mesa Home Web Pages
Instrument Guides
BU Instrument Calendars - Telescope and Instrument Calendars
Links and Other Useful Information
Observer Information
Chalet Reservations - Current Lodging Reservation Web page
Reservation Queries - Check a Lodging Reservation
Observer Certification - Current Certification Policy and Observer List
Telescope Information
- Seeing Monitor - Documentation on how to startup and use the Seeing Monitor
- Perkins Whats New - News for the Observers about new things at the telescope
- What To Do If.... - A FAQ guide to hopefully solve most mundane issues
- Mesa Lux Site - Internal Link, behind the firewall
- Perkins Check List - The Perkins opening and closing check list.
- Perkins Check List - West Group
- Perkins Quick Start Guide - The Perkins Quick Start Guide
Karen Meech's Perkins Manual. - Word document that is large with lots of pictures. - Perkins PDU
- 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 Procedure - Start up and Initialization of the Guider after an instrument change
- Perkins Limits - Official Limits for Closing up the Telescope
- Instrument Balance - Balance Values for the Instruments
Misc Information
Mesa Safety Sign In and Out Links
There are a series of forms that are available to sign in when you arrive at the telescope and to sign out when you leave. There is extra information that 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.