Dark Energy Survey » DES Operations

h1. DES Operations

This wiki provides information, instructions and manuals for DES operations. 

h2. [[skyflatpolicy| Policy on Skyflats (Don't Do Them)]]

h2. Information for Observers

* "Introduction to DECam (docDB access required)":http://des-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=6311

* "DECam Observing Manual":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/decam-observing-manual

* "SISPI Observer Guide":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/Userguide

* [[TroubleshootingForObservers|Troubleshooting]]

* [[SISPIOps| SISPI Operations (User and GUI accounts)]]

* "Expert Call List":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/attachments/download/11963/DECamSubSystemExpertsV1.1.pdf

* "CTIO Telops Staff gallery":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/staff-list?field_dept_tid=104

* "ScriptsEditor Manual":http://physics.ohio-state.edu/~suchyta.1/ScriptsEditorNew.pdf

* "Focal Plane Numbering Schemes":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/FPA

** "Focal Plane Layout and CCD Numbers":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/attachments/download/7805/DECamOrientation.png

** "CCDs in the Imager (docDB access required)":http://des-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=5998

* [[Telemetry Viewer Users Guide]]

* "Explanation of SISPI Telemetry GUI Plots":http://des-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=6704

* [[Introduction to kentools]]

* Quick Reduce

** "QuickReduce Live":http://quick1.ctio.noao.edu:8080

** "QR Description and Startup":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/des-sci-verification/wiki/Qr

* "DES SN Field Locations":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/des-sn/wiki/Fields_Selection

* [[SNFindingCharts| DES SN Field Charts ]]

* "Guider Manual":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/attachments/download/7818/DESGuider_manual_v2.2.pdf

* "Telescope Horizon Limits":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/Horizon-Limits

* [[Using AOS (Adaptive Optics System)]]

* "Comfort Display":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/Comfort_Display

* [[Looking for occluded donuts]]

h2. Standard Observing Procedures

* [[Overview of Daily Playbook]] (Everybody Read this first)

* Observer1: SISPI Driver

** "Setup Procedures for Observer 1":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/ObserverSetup

** [[Afternoon Checklist (Dome Closed)]]

** [[Start of Observing Checklist (Dome Open)]]

** [[Using obstac]]

** "GPS Monitor Task 10 minutes after 00:00 UTC"://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/Gpsmonproc

** "GPS Monitor Task 15 minutes after Midnight local time"://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/Gpsmonproc

** [[End of Night Checklist]]

* Observer2: AstroChair

** [[Observer2 Daily Checklist]] (but see also [[Suggested AstroChair window setup|Setup Procedures for Observer 2]], [[Data Quality Operations]], and [[End of Night Checklist]])

** [[Using GuiderPlots and Navigation]]  the navigation plot lets you see what obstac is doing tonight

** "How to query the Quick Reduce Database":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/des-sci-verification/wiki/Qr#Querying-QR-database

*** [[Query all data]]

*** [[All main survey data]]

* Run Manager

** "Run Manager Tools and Quick Links"://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/desops/wiki/Run_Manager_Tools_and_Quick_Links

h2. [[sispiConfiguration|Current Configuration, Constants and Calibration Scripts]]

Some Instructions for DES SV Shifters can be found at links listed here.

* [[SispiConfiguration|Current Configuration, Constants and Calibration Scripts]]

* [[Windscreens|Wind Blinds]]

* [[Standard_Star_Instructions|Standard Stars]]

* [[StandardScripts|Standard DES Scripts]]

* [[Zeropoints|Telescope Zeropoint Procedures]]

h2. DECam Electronic Log Book and Night Summaries

* "DECam ELog is visible at CTIO, FNAL, or with VPN ":http://system1.ctio.noao.edu:8080/ECL/decam/E/index

* "Instruction for using the ELog (docDB access required)":http://des-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=6311

* "View DES Night Summaries":http://decam03.fnal.gov:8080/nightsum/

* "Introduction to the DES Night Summaries including how to generate them":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/desops/wiki/Introduction_to_the_nightsum

* "Generate a CTIO Night Summary":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/Create-night-report

* "CTIO Night Summary Calendar":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/calendar-node-field-nr-date

h2. DES Shift Schedule

* "SV Observing"://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/des-sci-verification/wiki/SVSchedule

* [[DESShiftsYr1|Zeroth Season]]

* [[DESShiftsYr2|First Season]]

h2. RASICAM, Tololo Environmental Data and Weather

* "RASICAM Information":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/RASICAM

* "RASICAM Nightly Movies on YouTube":https://www.youtube.com/user/rasicam2?feature=watch

* "Tololo Site Environmental Web Page":http://139.229.115.231/web/tololo_frame.html

* [[ChileWeatherModel|Weather Model]]

* "Cerro Tololo Allsky Camera":http://139.229.115.232/lastpic.php

* "Satellite Weather Maps":http://139.229.115.231/web/world_sat.php

* "GPSMon":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/Gpsmonproc

* "Tololo Sky Conditions":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/sky-conditions

* "Most Recent IR Weather Map":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/sitetests/GOES/latest_ir4frame.gif

* "La Serena Weather Forecast":http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/85488.html

* "Overlapping List":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/des-sci-verification/wiki/Tololo_Weather_Links

* "CTIO External Webcam":http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/ctio-external-webcam

h2. Information for Experts and Run Managers

* [[sispiNews|SISPI Daily News]]

* [[decamNews|DECam Daily News (Oct. 18, 2013) - includes some troubleshooting hints]]

* [[DESShiftsYr1|SISPI Support Schedule]]

* "SISPI Expert Guide":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/sispi/wiki/Expertguide

* [[SISPIOps| SISPI Operations (User and GUI accounts, Start up and Operations)]]

* [[SISPI Database Guide]]

* [[How to query the SISPI Database]]

* [[SISPI ICS Alarms and Telemetry Guide]]

* [[icstelemetry|Restarting the ICS Telemetry Scripts]]

* [[quickreduce|Restarting QuickReduce]]

* [[AOS for experts]]

* [[reboot|Rebooting the Computers]]

* [[obs1dropdown|Recreating the SISPI dropdown in the menu bar on Observer1]]

* [[scripts|Scripts for Run Manager]]

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