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Period 29
AiC Report to the NOT Council and STC
41
STC meeting, November 11, 2004
&
45
Council meeting, November 12, 2004
Thomas Augusteijn, Astronomer in Charge,
NOT, Santa Cruz de la Palma
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Contents
Introduction
Down Time
Main problems
General overview
Instrument use
Comments recorded in End-Of-Night & End-Of-Run reports
Operations
Safety
Goals and Objectives
Additional services
Service observing
Service program
Educational use
Documentation
Sea level office
Service building
ToO observations
Data saving
Data reduction computer
Building
Cooling system
Electronics
Telescope
Main mirror alignment
Wavefront sensing
Mirror cleaning
New TCS
AltAz power supply
Pointing
Autoguider
Calibration plans
Filters
ALFOSC
Camera
Detector
Folding prism
Long-slit spectroscopy
Multi-object spectroscopy (MOS)
Observing tools
NOTCam
Wheel bearings
Detector
Spectroscopy
Filters
Focus pyramid
Instrument initialization
Observing tools
MOSCA
Detectors
Light leak
Entrance window
StanCam
Image drift
FASU
FAPOL
FRED
Filters
Trolley
FIES
Management
Building
Optical elements, Fibers, Calibration unit
Control software
Reduction software
Data flow
Data format and FITS headers
Instrument set-up
The Sequencer
Computers and software
Data acquisition system
Data archive
Ftp server
Network connection
Looking ahead
Observing conditions
Telescope and building
Cooling system
New TCS
Mirror aluminization
Wavefront sensing
Autoguider
Calibration plans
ALFOSC
Camera
Spectroscopy
Detector
Multi Object Spectroscopy
NOTCam
Detector
Wheel bearings
Imaging
Spectroscopy
MOSCA
Detector
Light leak
StanCam
Image drift
Pick-off mirror
Possible improvements
FASU
FAPOL
Calibration mirror
FIES
General
Control software
Reduction software
SOFIN
Computers and software
Data flow
Data acquisition system
Service program
Various
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STC meeting, November 11, 2004
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