Software Overview
Observing with the Hamilton Spectrograph requires a suite of programs that operate in concert, but are addressed through several GUIs, separated by function as follows:
| Summary of Observing Software for the Hamilton Spectrograph | ||
|---|---|---|
| Program | Function | Computer: Command1 |
| Data-Taker | Control CCD array and set exposure parameters. |
ssh user@dusty ham_coude_start or ssh user@dusty ham__cat_start For the Shane or CAT telescopes, respectively. |
| Hamilton Motor Controller | Control Hamilton motorized stages: aperture plate, filter wheel, CCD focus, grating tilt, height, guider filter wheel, guider focus, guider zoom, arc and flat lamps, and iodine cell. | hammotor_gui |
| Showmidpoint | Photon Integrator user interface. | showmidpt |
| Eventsounds | Sound generator for exposure events. | catpc: eventsounds -a hamilton or gouda: eventsounds hamilton |
| Coords | Starlist reading program. CAT observing version also precesses coordinates for CAT telescope pointing. | gouda: coords -poco yes or catpc: coords -poco no -focus CAT/new -number |
| Guider Copy | Show a copy of the coude guider image on gouda for Shane Hamilton operations. | gouda: guidercopy coude |
| Guider | CAT acquistion and guide camera software. | redeye2: guider_coude_start or redeye2: guider_cat_start For the Shane or CAT telescopes, respectively. |
| Slit Room Controller | Iodine cell and CAT pickoff mirror controller. | slitroom_fe |
| 1If no computer is specified, command is available and the same on every user computer. | ||
Your observing needs and which telescope you are working at will determine which of the above pieces of software you will need for observing. Only the Data-Taker and the Hamilton Controller are required for all Hamilton Spectrograph Observers.
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