Contents¶

1. Information for Observers
2. DES Shift Schedule
3. DECam Electronic Log Book and Night Summaries
4. DES Shift Schedule
5. Weather & Environmental Data
6. Links not likely to be used during a normal run
7. Old Sidebar (Dec 2015)

1. Information for Observers¶

For Everyone (read first)

1. Role Summaries
2. Traveling to Chile & Tololo
3. Daily Playbook
4. EPO Info
5. Bragging Rights

For Observer1: SISPI Driver

1. Observer1 Checklist
2. Observer1 Setup Guide
3. Using obstac
4. Comfort Display
5. aTmCam Check
6. GPS Monitor Check
7. Standard Stars
8. DES Proposal IDs

For Observer2: AstroChair

1. Observer2 Checklist
2. Observer2 Setup
3. Observer2 Guide
4. Introduction to kentools
5. Focal Plane Numbering Scheme

For Run Manager

1. RM Checklist
2. RM Tools & Links
3. Standard Stars
4. Scripts for Run Manager
5. 4pm meeting agenda template
6. Troubleshooting
7. Expert Call List
8. CTIO Telops Staff gallery

2. DES Shift Schedule¶

1. Fifth Season 08/17 to 02/18
2. Fourth Season 08/16 to 02/17
3. Third Season 08/15 to 02/16
4. Second Season 08/14 to 02/15
5. First Season 08/13 to 02/14
6. SV Season 08/12 to 02/13

3. DECam Electronic Log Book and Night Summaries¶

1. DECam ELog (Introduction)
2. DECam ELog (Link to existing from CTIO, FNAL, or with VPN)
3. DECam ELog (Link to existing from elsewhere)
4. DES Night Summaries (Introduction)
5. DES Night Summaries (Link to existing)
6. CTIO Night Summaries (Introduction)
7. CTIO Night Summaries (Link to make a new one)
8. CTIO Night Summaries (Link to existing)

4. Weather & Environmental Data¶

1. Collection of weather links
2. Tololo Site Environmental Web Page
3. RASICAM (Introduction)

5. Links not likely to be used during a normal run¶

SISPI

1. SISPI Operations (User and GUI accounts)
2. Explanation of SISPI Telemetry GUI Plots
3. SISPI Daily News
4. SISPI Support Schedule
5. Current Configuration, Constants and Calibration Scripts
6. SISPI Expert Guide
7. SISPI Operations (User and GUI accounts, Start up and Operations)
8. SISPI Database Guide
9. How to query the SISPI Database
10. SISPI ICS Alarms and Telemetry Guide
11. Recreating the SISPI dropdown in the menu bar on Observer1
12. ScriptsEditor Manual
13. Standard DES Scripts

DECam

1. Guider plots and navigation
2. Introduction to DECam
3. DECam Observing Manual
4. DECam Daily News (Aug. 15, 2014) - includes some troubleshooting hints

Telescope

1. Telescope Zeropoint Procedures
2. Telemetry Viewer Users Guide
3. Guider Manual
4. Telescope Horizon Limits
5. Using AOS (Adaptive Optics System)

Quick Reduce

1. QuickReduce Live
2. QR Description and Startup
3. How to query the Quick Reduce Database
4. Query all data
5. All main survey data
6. Restarting QuickReduce

Misc

1. Rebooting the Computers
2. CCDs in the Imager
3. DES SN Field Charts
4. Looking for occluded donuts
5. DES SN Field Locations
6. Wind Blinds
7. Restarting the ICS Telemetry Scripts
8. AOS for experts

6. Old Side Bar (moved Dec 4th 2015)¶