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Keck: Instrument Ready?; Archive (KOA); Observer Home Page; Tel Schedule; Instruments Home; Keck Home; Observing Info; ToO Policies

Weather: MK Forecast; CFHT SkyProbe; MK Seeing; CFHT Cloudcam; Summit Cams; Keck Cloud Cams

Planning Tools: Starlist Tool; Finding Charts; IRSA Finder Charts; Observing Planning Tool; Offset/PA Tool

Contact Us: Contact Info; Post-Observing Comment Form

WWW Keck Web Site

Instrument Scientist: Josh Walawender
Deputy Instrument Scientist: Sherry Yeh
Email Contact: KPF Support

Procedures & Checklists	Documents
Afternoon Setup Preparing OBs Observing Procedures	Ephemerides Sunset, sunries, moon, etc. Log Sheets: KEOLA (electronic log, internal only) All logsheets
Calibrations	Observing
Calibrating KPF	Telescope Focus with KPF Laser info (policy, impact, etc)
Telescopes Tools	Guider Info
Elevation Limits FACSUM Shows telescope position, LST, UT, etc. XMET Weather Conditions Monitor Xshow interface for displaying keyword values. Compass Rose Show the directions on the guider and/or the instrument. Telescope info	MAGIQ software Guider camera
Planning Tools	Policies
Exposure time Calculator Target Visibility Tool & Finder charts	Split Nights Mainland Observing Available policies

Last modified: 03/09/2023 20:04
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