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This in dome checklist is designed for a typical public night
(tour, less that 40 people) using the eyepiece in fair weather.
- Turn on main power
- Set the light to an appropriate level (make sure exit lights are on and all red lights)
- Check railings and other safety equipment
- Unlock doors and let guests in
- Guide guests to their seats
- Give safety talk (history, etc)
- Call 3m and get weather and current LST or use our LST Webclock
- Set Sidereal Clock
- Turn Position Dials' light on
- Unclamp RA and Dec
- Move telescope to 0HA(it should already be at 0hr)
- Lock RA and Dec
- Check/set RA to LST
- Open Dome (and windows if it is nice out)
- Open Lens Cover
- Open Finder
- Turn on Finder Light
- Select first object (something easy so that you can verify pointing easy and get the guest looking at something quickly)
- Announce move (at least floor movements)
- Verify safe to move
- Turn lights down
- Move telescope to first target and lock clamps
- Check pointing and adjust RA dial as necessary
- Focus telescope
- Explain observing technique and object
- Bring first guests down (~8 at a time)
- Guide guest down ladders/steps
- Ensure all guest have seen the object
- Close all gates, move ladders etc.
- Select next object, announce move, and move
- repeat
- Select final object and repeat
- Park telescope (locked, 0hrs, -18dec, tracking off, clock drive off)
- Rotate dome to park position
- Close lens covers (finder and 36")
- Close dome (and windows if open)
- Lock the upper door
- Lower floor
- Log: Date/Group/Objects/Seeing/Problems/Initials
- Call 3m and give them report
- Shut off lights
- Shut off main power
- Exit lower door, turning off exit and under floor lights as you leave
- Check door locks (all including main building) and turn off any light in the main building (leaving just the one in front of the clock on)
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