observing_procedure
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| - | === Observing === | + | ==== Observing |
| Observing is done using virtual destop on the song1m virtual machine. | Observing is done using virtual destop on the song1m virtual machine. | ||
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| The basic robotic workflow is: | The basic robotic workflow is: | ||
| + | * touches an MJD file to show sequence has started | ||
| * wait until sunset+dt_sunset | * wait until sunset+dt_sunset | ||
| * wait until safe to open, as determined from either 2.5m open, 3.5m open or override set | * wait until safe to open, as determined from either 2.5m open, 3.5m open or override set | ||
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| * loop until morning nautical twilight | * loop until morning nautical twilight | ||
| * if unsafe to observe, close dome and wait 90 seconds | * if unsafe to observe, close dome and wait 90 seconds | ||
| - | * if it has been more than dt_focus (default=1.5 unless specified by keyword), do a focus run | + | * else if dome is closed and now safe to open, open dome |
| - | * otherwise, | + | * else if it has been more than dt_focus (default=1.5 unless specified by keyword), do a focus run |
| + | * else choose best object to observe | ||
| * if not the same as last object, acquire object in guider | * if not the same as last object, acquire object in guider | ||
| * perform requested observing sequence | * perform requested observing sequence | ||
| + | * close dome, turn off fans, close louvers, stop guider, park telescope and dome (all via domeclose()) | ||
| * take morning cals | * take morning cals | ||
| * create guider movies, focus plots, reduce data, and make web page | * create guider movies, focus plots, reduce data, and make web page | ||
| + | * sends successful completion email with webcam snapshot attached, removes MJD file | ||
| - | === Morning === | + | Two cron jobs run at 8:00 each morning: |
| + | * one runs copy command to sync /data/1m to astronomy /home/1m | ||
| + | * second checks for existence of an MJD file and sends failure email if it finds one | ||
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| + | ==== Morning | ||
| After each night of observing, you should check: | After each night of observing, you should check: | ||
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| * aposong window to see if robotic sequence completed normally, which will leave it at a python prompt | * aposong window to see if robotic sequence completed normally, which will leave it at a python prompt | ||
| * if sequence completed normally, check web pages to see what was observed, check focus curves, check throughput plots as desired | * if sequence completed normally, check web pages to see what was observed, check focus curves, check throughput plots as desired | ||
| - | * if sequence didn't complete normally, try to figure out what happened! May be useful to create the web pages, etc., manually, using < | + | * if sequence didn't complete normally, try to figure out what happened! May be useful to create the web pages, etc., manually, using < |
| - | === Webcam | + | ==== Troubleshooting ==== |
| - | webcam | + | If observing did not complete successfully: |
| + | * check the webcam | ||
| + | * if not closed, or if closed but telescope not in park position, issue domeclose() command from an aposong window (you may wish to start a new one if you want to leave the incompleted observing one open for inspection) | ||
| + | * if dome does not close, may need to call APO! | ||
| + | * to determine failure mode: | ||
| + | * attempt to understand where script failed | ||
| + | * check guider window to see if guider program is still running | ||
| + | * check for any errors in status window | ||
| + | * check pwi1m computer to see if Planewave had issues, either diconnected or one axis disabled | ||
| + | * check spec1m computer to ensure ASCOM Remote and Alpyca server are running | ||
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