howto:bootes:bootes_1
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| Our installations include five imaging systems in total: BOOTES-1A, BOOTES-1B, BOOTES-1ASM, | Our installations include five imaging systems in total: BOOTES-1A, BOOTES-1B, BOOTES-1ASM, | ||
| - | ===== Bootes-1B ===== | + | ====== Bootes-1B |
| The 30cm Meade has a declared focal length of 3072mm, i (mates) do not remember measuring it so I do not have the real value. Current configuration with the Meade 1:6.3 focal reducer gives the focal length of 1684mm with a 16um pixel scale of 1.96"/ | The 30cm Meade has a declared focal length of 3072mm, i (mates) do not remember measuring it so I do not have the real value. Current configuration with the Meade 1:6.3 focal reducer gives the focal length of 1684mm with a 16um pixel scale of 1.96"/ | ||
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| **NOTE:** The switch is commom with the Bootes-1A Alta CCD, which will be also power cycled if you do this. Therefore, you should also consider stopping the alta driver before and restarting it after the former action. | **NOTE:** The switch is commom with the Bootes-1A Alta CCD, which will be also power cycled if you do this. Therefore, you should also consider stopping the alta driver before and restarting it after the former action. | ||
| - | ===== Bootes-1A ===== | + | ====== Bootes-1A |
| The camera driver has a bug, which causes it to hang when exposure is ended prematurely. The following sequence should bring it back. | The camera driver has a bug, which causes it to hang when exposure is ended prematurely. The following sequence should bring it back. | ||
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| **NOTE:** as this switch is common with Bootes-1B mount, you should check the mount as well. If observing, consider paring the mount in advance to avoid possible problems while the mount is being reset. | **NOTE:** as this switch is common with Bootes-1B mount, you should check the mount as well. If observing, consider paring the mount in advance to avoid possible problems while the mount is being reset. | ||
| - | ===== Weather & dome control ===== | + | |
| + | ====== Weather & dome control | ||
| These devices are generally common to all involved systems, they are all connected to a single PC (// | These devices are generally common to all involved systems, they are all connected to a single PC (// | ||
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| The discharge detector PIXY is supposed to provide additional security against lightnings, it's output is being logged, but currently is not actively used. It is connected to '' | The discharge detector PIXY is supposed to provide additional security against lightnings, it's output is being logged, but currently is not actively used. It is connected to '' | ||
| - | ===== Data storage ===== | + | ====== Data storage |
| We have several storage facilities at BOOTES-1, here they are described with their primary purpose, by size. In **bold** are fault tolerant devices. | We have several storage facilities at BOOTES-1, here they are described with their primary purpose, by size. In **bold** are fault tolerant devices. | ||
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