• Scripts containing (Example of a simple script example_scriptmode.txt)
    • object name
    • object type (STD or TAR)
    • User RA
    • User Dec
    • Exposure times, Fowler Number, and Number of repeats.

 

  • Finder charts (we recommend using Kyle Kaplan's python based tool)
  • Rotator settings (link to rotator guidelines)
  • Offset box positions for offset guide stars (if needed - use Kyle's tool or Soojongs document)
  • Offsets to nearby bright stars to check telescope pointing in faint or crowded fields (need to add to Kyle's code the option to give a small list of offset stars)
  • A list of nearby standard (A0V/G2V) stars: choose either MMT (31ºN, 110ºW)  or APO (32ºN, 105ºW).
  • Blank Logsheets