Observing with the GuiderΒΆ

To use the guider manually, once the dome and telescope are ready to observe, slew to the target star.

  1. Open the hatch of the Levy spectrometer.
  2. Set the Guider to Exposing
  3. The exposure time and gain may need to be manually selected.
  4. Select Acquire mode.
  5. Once the star is centered, select Guide mode.

This can also be done with the scripts:

  1. autoexposure.csh
  2. centerup.csh

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