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Observer Cookbook at McDonald

User and Proposer Information:

IGRINS Instrument Information
Slit Viewer Field-of-View
SNR Estimates and Guidelines at McDonald
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

Useful webpages: https://igrins-gemini.web.app/

IGRINS HKP : https://igrins-hk.firebaseapp.com/
real-time finder chart : https://igrins-jj.firebaseapp.com/status
ObsSummary app : https://igrins-status.firebaseapp.com/night/20241124
Logs in the google spreadsheet : IGRINS log folder for HJST
QuickLook client and the webapp : http://192.168.2.2/?obsdate=20241124

Observer Procedures:

The McDonald Control Room and 107' Telescope
Starting up IGRINS computers & data taking software
Taking Calibrations
TCS Startup (old - first see the cookbook above)
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 (old - first see the cookbook above)
End of Run Shutdown (old - first see the cookbook above)
Data Requests and Transfers

Troubleshooting:

Instrument Team Procedures:

Instrument Manuals: