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A1 |
Initial rough pointing (globular cluster). |
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Autofoc on star.
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A2 |
Handedness of guider (TVFLIP). |
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Refine pointing with SAO/GSC stars. |
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A4 |
Refine rotator zero-point (ROTBASE). |
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A3 |
Set TVANGL. |
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A6 |
Determine rough guider plate scale. |
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A7 |
Verify guiding. |
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Check collimations once ROTBASE is set. |
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A5 |
Check REF pointing origin. |
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C2 |
Check SLIT pointing origin. |
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B1,B2 |
Check handedness and angle of instrument coordinate system (INSTFLIP and
INSTANGL). (This requires an accurate ROTBASE.) |
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B3 |
Check functionality of offsetting in instrument coordinates. |
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A7 |
Confirm functionality of xguide. |
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A8 |
Check centering across boundary between slit and offset mirror. |
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B4 |
Estimate instrument's imaging scale. |
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Measure MAlign parameters. |
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D4,D6 |
Echellette spectrum of a flux standard. |
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C4,C5 |
Low-dispersion of flux standard. |
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Take dome, twilight, and night-sky flats for comparison. |
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Shutter repeatability/photometric accuracy test. |
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Imaging sensitivity, including photometry and color terms. |
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MAlign through various filters. |
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Astrometric binary for accurate scale on guider and science CCD. |
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Series of images with different collimator settings. |
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MAlign vs. rotator. |
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MAlign vs. elevation. |
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MAlign calibration data (different pmfm, telfocus, etc.) |
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Test guiding/rotator performance through zenith. |
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Field steering with collimator. |
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BVRI backgrounds (dark sky). |
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Night sky emission line profiles vs. collimator focus. |
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MAlign vs. collimator focus. |
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Field distortion on CCD. |
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Field distortion on guider. |
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Scattered light; step a bright star off the field. |
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MAlign vs. position on slit mask. |
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MAlign vs. position on slit mask. |
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MAlign vs. position on guider. |
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(DAYTIME) Flexure vs. elevation and rotator position.
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(DAYTIME) Measure centers of all slits/filters. |