howto:bootes:bootes_3
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Bootes 3 (New Zealand)
Computers
Provided by NZ (who?)
- 3 units (1 telescope + dome, 1 all sky, 1 spare)
- 3x quad CPU
- as big HDD as you can buy (1TB for each?) in units (=RAID) and in box, so we will be able to quickly replace failed hardrives
- lot of SATA connectors, USB connectors
- at least one serial connector (Davis Meteo station), so far I did not know about any other
- 1GB (the fastest you can get) network card
- Linux Debian-based distribution (preference will most probably shift towards Ubuntu)
Computer setup
NZ (who?), Petr
- install Linux
- install RTS2
- test it
Network
Provided by New Zealand (who?)
Router / switch, so we can connect all to Internet
Dome installation, weather station
Petr, Florentino
- Davis weather sensor (windspeed, etc), know to work with RTS2 and http://meteo.othello.ch
- Zelio based roof control with direct rain detector connection
- rain detector connected to Zelio
UPS provided by New Zealand? Must be able to support emergency roof closing (power failure). We have same good experiences from Watcher, I can ask for brand.
Astrometry, image processing
Antonio, Petr (Martin remotely)
- First astrometry
- Pointing model
Travelling
Petr: 1st Feb → 2nd Feb on site 3rd Feb start working 28th leaving
Alberto:
Florentino:
Antonio:
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