Observing

Setup and Observing

Procedures & Checklists	Documents
Afternoon startup checklist A step by step must-do compendium to prepare for the night. Alignment on faint targets for Longslit Spectroscopy Multi-Object Spectroscopy Slitmask alignment OLD: Slitmask alignment WITH pick-off mirrors OLD: Slitmask alignment WITHOUT pick-off mirrors Red side CCD control via command lines Morning Dome Calibrations End-of night Shutdown Checklist Polarimeter Observing Information	Polarimetry information ADC information Ephemerides Sunset, sunries, moon, etc. LRIS logsheets All logsheets Backup your data Starlists Computer Networks
Calibrations	Commands & Scripts
Standards Photometric Spectrophotometric Optical and UV (from ESO) Polarimetry Flat Recipies Imaging Dome flats Spectroscopic Internal lamps Wavelength: Arc line lamps Additional calibrations might be needed depending on the data reduction method to be used. Please check this for more info.	All Available Commands Offsetting/Dithering Motors CCD Images Polarimetry ds9 Windowing and Binning CCDs IRAF Scripts XLRIS scripting Utility scripts (math) Scripting LRIS
Telescopes Tools	Guider Info
Elevation Limits Parallactic Angles Chart FACSUM Shows telescope position, LST, UT, etc. XMETWeather conditions monitor Xshow interface for displaying keyword values. Compass Rose Show the directions on the guider and/or the instrument. Telescope info	Guider eavesdrop (MAGIQ) Guiders: Includes Specs for both guiders and how to change filters. Old, Pre-Magiq Guiders
Sensitivities	Planning Tools
Photometric Zero Points Spectroscopic Throughputs Guider	Target Visibility Tool & Finder charts Observer's reference shelf
Policies	LRIS software
Split Nights Mainland Observing Availability policies	XLRIS Object tool Xpose Autocopy (copymon) Xbeeper ARCPLOTS