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Observing Procedures

The 1.5 meter telescope at our Observatory has three foci, of which the Cassegrain and Coude foci are most popular. The 36 Cm Guide telescope is the third one.

Tour of the Observing Floor

THE MAIN CONSOLE

OPENING THE DOME SLIT

NOTE 1: The dome should not be opened if wind speed is greater than 40 km/hour.

NOTE 2: The dome should not be opened or rotated when the ambient temperature within the dome falls below -15 C without checking freezing (specially slit's overlapping central flaps).

To open the dome.....

NOTE: In case of a power failure. The dome can be closed by means of the crank arm located to the right of the slit.

All dome control power, must be turned OFF when using the manual crank. If power was to be restored during manual operation the spinning crank could cause serious injury.

Insert the cam for crank arm to its proper place, turn the crank arm until the slit is fully closed.

DO NOT FORGET TO REMOVE THE CAM AFTER THE DOME SLIT IS CLOSED.

MOVING THE TELESCOPE

NOTE: Check position of ladders, cables etc. before moving the telescope.

To operate ......

CONSOLE DISPLAY

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OTHER CONSOLE CONTROLS

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GUIDE PADDLE

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DOME PADDLE

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ACSESS FROM COMPUTER ROOM

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