Observing procedure. After Manual pointing or after park telescope (normal park).Preparation: REMOTE CONTROL. Connect to the CDIMM pc via VNC. Run the AutoStar program and connect to the telescope using the Remote Handset (key F9). Navigate in the menu to select the first star, before meridian and point to the first star (eg. Capella)Use the arrows N-S, E-W to move the star in the field. ATIK. Run the ATIK CCD to center the star in the point aligned with the MASS finder. CDIMM. Connect to DIMM Pc via VNC (see PC Desktop). Run CDIMM (icon). Wait till all the windows pop up.
MASS---TURBINA. RUN turbina when the sun is a -12 degrees from the horizon.
Observation: Once we have the two spots in the center of the CDIMM we can start to run the observations.
READY TO START.
The maximum airmass allowed is 1.5, I'd suggest to change star at 1.4. Check in the log message window (CDIMM) the following message for correct data measurements: MASS(OK<-, wait:65) CHANGE STAR. Select star at North, dec~+40 and with a transit below of 70 degrees.
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