General
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UKIRT
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A description of the telescope
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Location and parameters
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Geographical location of the
telescope and its optical properties
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Wavefront Sensing
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Keeping the UKIRT primary in
shape
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Quality Assurance
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Quality Assurance
Programme
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Monthly programme to maintain
performance
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Emissivity
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Thermal emissivity of the
telescope and dichroics
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Fine
Focus
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Cassegrain instrument fine focus
values (since 11/2002)
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Seeing,
extinction, zero points etc.
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Various UKIRT measurements
such as seeing and extinction. Some are real time.
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Detailed instructions
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Alignment
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Aligning the secondary mirror
with the primary mirror |
Chopping
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Notes relating to chopping
the secondary (useful for thermal infrared only)
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Diagnostics
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Telescope diagnostics and
general troubleshooting
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Guides
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TSS
Guide
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Notes on startup/shutdown,
operating limits, observing moving objects, troubleshooting,
etc. |
