Observer at McDonald
User and Proposer Information:
- IGRINS Instrument Information
- Slit Viewer Field-of-View
- Signal-to-Noise Estimates
- How to Use Exposure Time Calculator
- How to Use Quick Look Package
- Using the Pipeline Package
- Preparing Observations with Finding Chart Package
- What to bring on your observing run?
- Kyle's Observability Tool
- IGRINS Printable Logsheet - IGRINS Digital Logsheet
Observer Procedures:
- The McDonald Control Room and 107' Telescope
- Starting up IGRINS computers & data taking software
- Taking Calibrations
- TCS Startup
- Old Dome Opening Procedure
- Position Angle Changes
- Rotation PA -> Encoder Table for IGRINS
- Telescope Pointing Procedure
- How to zero the telescope pointing in TCS
- Dither Directions in the Slitview Image
- Autoguiding
- Using the IGRINS Data Taking Package
- End Of Night Procedure
- End of Run Shutdown
- Data Requests and Transfers
Troubleshooting:
- Troubleshooting Guide
- How to reboot Colossus if TCS fails
- Solution to Slow Detector Display on ICC
- Detectors not taking exposures
- Files not saving at end of exposure
- K band Connection is Dead
Instrument Team Procedures:
- Old Full Startup Procedures
- Old Full Shutdown Procedures
- Old Storage Procedure - Old Running the House Keeping Package alone
- Changing Arc Lamps - Arc Lamp History
- Old Transportation Procedures
- In the Lab Opening and Closing Procedures
- Coldhead Replacement Procedure
- Old Data Backup Procedure
- IGRINS Cooling System Information
- Network Switch Outputs
