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WHT CCD orientations - historical

L = left, R = right (on TV for Cass, slit-probe for UES),  B = blue, R = red, PA = sky position angle
If sky PA is increased, the direction N on the CCD will move away from the current direction E
Orientations for decommissioned CCDs (e.g. EEV3, EEV9, LOR1, LOR1a, LOR2) are available on request.
Orientation for aux port assumes INSTR=ISIS used at TCS (as usual).  If INSTR=AUX is used, the orientation
will be rotated by about 90 deg.
For TEK6 on WYFFOS (not used on any other camera), blue is at the top, bottom-of-slit is at the left.


         ISIS          ISIS          AUX           LDSS          LDSS         TAURUS         UES          PRIME          FOS
         RED           BLUE                       IMAGING       SPECTR        IMAGING                

          R
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----      
MAR2   N|PA=0|S       |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        | |  |        |    |        |
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        | |  |        |    |        |    | 
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----       
          B
        MA 5/03

                        R                                                                                   E
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----    
EEV12   |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |N       |    | 
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |   
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----       
                        B                                                                                  PA 0
                     CRB 7/03


        L on TV       L on TV       PA 45           N                         PA 343          B            PA 0           B
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----    
TEK1   R|    |B      B|    |R       |    |N       |    |E      R|    |B      E|    |       R| |  |B       |    |E      L|GEC |R  
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        | |  |        |    |        |CCD |   
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----    
        R on TV       R on TV         E                                         N             R             N             R
        RR            CRB 2/95      CRB 3/99      RR 11/94      RR 11/94      NAW 6/96                    CMP 5/98

        L on TV       L on TV         E             N                           N             B            PA 0
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----      
TEK2   B|    |R      R|    |B      N|    |       E|    |       B|    |R      E|    |W      B| |  |R      E|    |        |    |   
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        | |  |        |    |        |    |  
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----   
        R on TV       R on TV       PA 45                                      PA 192         R             N
        CRB 1/95      NOM 1/95      CRB 1/00     RR 11/94      RR 11/94                                   CRB 2/97


         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----        
TEK4   R|    |B       |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        | |  |        |    |        |    |
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        | |  |        |    |        |    |     
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----   

        CRB 11/99

                        R                                                                                   E
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----         
EEV12   |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |N       |    |        |    |    
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |    
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----     
                        B                                                                                  PA 0
                     CRB 5/99

                                                                                                             N
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          -----         ----          ----         
2-EEV   |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |  |  |E      |    |        |    |    
mosaic  |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |1 |2 |       |    |        |    |    
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          -----         ----          ----     
                                                                                                            PA 0
                                                                                                      (E up for PA 90)
                                                                                                          CRB 9/99
                     
                                                   PA 0                                       R
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----         
SIT1    |    |       R|    |B       |    |       E|    |        |    |        |    |       B|    |R       |    |        |    |        |    |    
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |    
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----     
                                                    N                                         B
                     CRB 6/97                    CRB 7/98                                  CRB 5/97

                        R                                                                                 PA 180
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----         
EEV10   |    |       L|    |R       |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |       N|    |        |    |        |    |    
EEV10a  |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |    
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----     
                        B                                                                                   E
                                                                                                         CRB 5/98

                                      E                                       PA 12?          B
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----         
TEK5   B|    |R      R|    |B      N|    |        |    |        |    |       N|    |       B| |  |R       |    |        |    |        |    |    
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        | |  |        |    |        |    |        |    |    
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----     
                                    PA 45                                       E             R
       NAW 12/95     JHT 2/97       CRB 2/95                                  RR 3/97      CRB 1/95


        R on TV                     PA -45
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----         
EEV3   R|    |B      R|    |B      E|    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |    
        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |        |    |    
         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----          ----     
          L                           N
       CRB 2/95      NAW 7/96
                     


1998 Oct 15, last revised 2003 May 17



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