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Dieter Engels, Hamburger Sternwarte
Oskar-Lühning-Telescope Operating Manual
Version 1.00 (January 15, 2003
Contents
General
Getting started
Login into the telescope control computer
Start telescope control software and make setups
Telescope controls
A first image
Bias image
Science image of a bright star
Adjusting the image display
Focusing telescope and guiding camera
Focusing the telescope
Focusing the guiding camera
Calibration exposures
Dark current calibration
Flat-fielding
Guiding the telescope
A typical observing night
Preparing the observing night
Setup and flat fields
Observations
Logs
Shutting down camera and telescope
Oltcontrol Manual
Main button bar
Main camera section
Main camera control buttons
Main camera display
Defining a subimage
Moving the telescope by mouse drag
Set the ``fit frame'' for gauss fitting
Centering the ``fit frame''
Filter selection buttons
Guiding camera section
guiding camera control buttons
Guiding camera display
Set the ``fit frame'' for guiding
Centering the ``fit frame''
Guiding field control
Guiding camera focus control
Dome section
Sky section
Telescope section
The telescope operating display
The control panel
Moving the telescope "manually"
Moving the dome "manually"
Adjusting the telescope focus
The position panel
Starting telescope movement
Using object catalogs
Moving telescope into the zenith
The environment panel
The protocol panel
Troubleshooting
Resetting oltcontrol software
Emergency stop of the telescope
Closing the dome by hand
Observing at high ambient temperatures
Technical parameters
Telescope
Main camera
Guiding camera
Weather limitations
Humidity
Support
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Dieter Engels
2003-01-15
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