FLWO 1.2m TELESCOPE

TELESCOPE OPERATION

Conditions requiring an emergency SHUTDOWN:


Any precipitation!

Winds with gusts reaching 40 mph!

Relative humidity approaching 90%!

When the automated system, aka Robot, controls the telescope, it monitors weather conditions and shuts down automatically when any of the conditions above are exceeded. If the Robot fails, you may need to shut down remotely, or have the 1.5m observer do it for you.

Please check FLWO Ridge Weather for conditions and NOAA-NWS (4km SW IR loop) for an IR view of clouds overhead.

Please monitor FAST, TRES and Keplercam dewar autofills (check with staff).




• TELESCOPE PROPERTIES

  • OPTICAL SYSTEM
  • PRIMARY SUPPORT SYSTEM (Brian McLeod 1996, PDF)
  • PRIMARY SUPPORT + TEMP SENSORS
  • NS ELECTRIC WEIGHTS
  • GUIDER SEGMENTS
  • MIRROR REFLECTIVITY
  • FOUCAULT TESTS
  • POINTING TESTS
  • HEXAPOD SECONDARY SUPPORT
  • HISTORICAL CHEMICAL TEST NOTES (Bill Oman 1989, scanned PDF)

  • WFS ANALYSIS OF THE OLD PRIMARY (Deb Freedman Woods 2006, PDF)
  • LOADCELL READINGS

• TELESCOPE UPGRADES

  • Automation Project
  • Primary Mirror Replacement Project
  
  
• PROCEDURES FOR UPKEEP

  • MIRROR REALUMINIZATION
  • MIRROR WASHING
  • COLLIMATION PROCEDURE
  • POINTING NOTES
  • FORK CLEARANCE FOR INSTRUMENTS