LUX - Mesa Home Web Pages

Instrument Guides

• PRISM Information and Guides for PRISM
  • PRISM Quick Start Guide
• Mimir Information and Guides for Mimir
  • Mimir Quick Start Guide
    
    

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

• • Current Problem Reports for the Perkins

  • Current Blog Post for the Perkins

  •  Observer Certification - Current Certification Policy and Observer List

Telescope Information

• 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
  
  

• Seeing Monitor - Documentation on how to startup and use the Seeing Monitor
• 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

• Systems Info
• Temperature Sensor Location and List

• Instrument Overview Presented 2010 Partnership Meeting

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.