CAT User's Guide

Checklists


End of Night Shutdown Checklist

  1. Turn off telescope tracking.
  2. Stow telescope at 0 hours HA and +30 degrees Dec.
  3. Turn off telescope power.
  4. Turn off CAT position display.
  5. Close portal opening (using red T-handle hanging from ceiling).
  6. Close primary mirror cover (red box on ledge to upper right of guide camera).
  7. Turn on CAT housing control panel (toggle switch at upper right).
  8. Close Siderostat cover. Warning: it is currently broken, so you can not close it (Dec 2010).
  9. Close upper shutter (toggle switch at upper left on CAT housing control panel).
  10. Close CAT housing (button on CAT housing control panel).
  11. Turn off CAT housing control panel (toggle switch at upper right).
  12. Turn off ventilation fan.
  13. Turn off lights and close door(s).
  14. Get some well deserved sleep.