DES Operations¶

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

Policy on Skyflats (Don't Do Them)¶

Information for Observers¶

• Introduction to DECam
• "CTIO DECam User Guide": http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/content/DECam-User-Guide
• Troubleshooting
• SISPI Operations (User and GUI accounts)
• Expert Call List
  • Emergency Cell Phone
  • Skype
• CTIO Telops Staff gallery
• ScriptsEditor Manual
• Focal Plane Numbering Schemes
  • Focal Plane Layout and CCD Numbers
  • CCDs in the Imager
• Telemetry Viewer Users Guide
• Explanation of SISPI Telemetry GUI Plots
• Introduction to kentools
• Introduction to godb
• Quick Reduce
  • QuickReduce Live
  • QR Description and Startup
• DES SN Field Locations
• DES SN Field Charts
• Guider Manual
• Telescope Horizon Limits
• Using AOS (Adaptive Optics System)
• Comfort Display
• Looking for occluded donuts
• Bragging rights (i.e., seeing records, etc.)
• Tips from DES Observers

Standard Observing Procedures¶

• Overview of Daily Playbook (Everybody Read this first)

• Observer1: SISPI Driver
  • Observer Setup Guide
  • Afternoon Checklist (Dome Closed)
  • Start of Observing Checklist (Dome Open)
  • Using obstac
  • GPS Monitor Task 10 minutes after 00:00 UTC
  • GPS Monitor Task 15 minutes after Midnight local time
  • End of Night Checklist (End of Half-Night Checklist)

• Observer2: AstroChair
  • Observer2 Daily Checklist (but see also 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
    • Query all data
    • All main survey data

• Run Manager
  • Run Manager Tools and Quick Links

Current Configuration, Constants and Calibration Scripts¶

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

• Current Configuration, Constants and Calibration Scripts
• Wind Blinds
• Standard Stars
• Standard DES Scripts
• Telescope Zeropoint Procedures

DECam Electronic Log Book and Night Summaries¶

• DECam ELog is visible at CTIO, FNAL, or with (CTIO) VPN
• How to access the ELog from your home or university
• Instruction for using the ELog
• View DES Night Summaries
• Introduction to the DES Night Summaries including how to generate them
• Generate a CTIO Night Summary
• CTIO Night Summary Calendar
• Insert Data Quality results into database

Log of Configuration Changes¶

Dates of changes to telescope, camera, procedures, and software.

DES Shift Schedule¶

• SV Observing
• Zeroth Season
• First Season
• Second Season

RASICAM, aTmCam, Tololo Environmental Data and Weather¶

• RASICAM Information
• RASICAM Nightly Movies on YouTube
• aTmCam Information
• Tololo Site Environmental Web Page
• Chile Weather Model (new)
• Weather Predictions for CTIO hour-by-hour
• Weather Prediction from CalSky
• Cerro Tololo Allsky Camera
• Satellite Weather Maps
• GPS Monitor
• Tololo Sky Conditions
• Most Recent IR Weather Map
• La Serena Weather Forecast
• Overlapping List
• CTIO External Webcam

Information for Experts and Run Managers¶

• SISPI Daily News
• DECam Daily News (August 15, 2014) - includes some troubleshooting hints
• SISPI Expert Guide
• 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
• Restarting the ICS Telemetry Scripts
• Restarting QuickReduce
• AOS for experts
• Rebooting the Computers
• Recreating the SISPI dropdown in the menu bar on Observer1
• Contributed Scripts

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