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All the information you need to know about the observatory location, its hardware and software systems, and how to apply for observing time.

Observing with the LT: step-by-step quick reference
Phase 1
Apply for time. Submit phase 1 form to your official telescope application committee.
Proposal accepted?
About one month after deadline), your allocated time will be listed on the Allocations Pages, ordered by TAG.
Phase 2
Program observations directly on LT via Phase 2 GUI.
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Telescope & Instruments

Telescope Specification

Optics
Autoguider
Mechanics
Observatory Building
Site Location

Target Acquisition

Field Centering
Cardinal Pointing

Robotics

Robotic Control System (RCS)
RCS Design Drivers
RCS Operating Modes
Scheduler
Times of Operation

Instrumentation

RATCam (CCD camera)
RISE (fast readout camera)
RINGO2 (optical polarimeter)
FRODOspec (spectrometer)
SkyCam (all-sky & 20° cameras)
IO (Infrared-Optical camera)
Decommissioned:
MEABURN (spectrometer)
RINGO (optical polarimeter)
SupIRCam (IR camera)

Exposure Calculator

Standards

RATCam
SupIRCam
RINGO

Pipelines

RATCam
RINGO
FRODOspec L2

Data Products

Daily Procedures
Observations Log
Photometric Standards
Quicklook
Data Archive

Proposal Instructions:
how to apply for time

Phase 1 Instructions

Time available
Instruments available
Calculating Time You Need
Applying through TAGs
MORE

Phase 2 Instructions

User Interface (UI)
UI Tutorial
UI Instructions
UI Sequence Builder
UI Sequence Builder Tutorial
Specific UI instructions for:
RATCam
RISE
RINGO2
FRODOSpec
Cassegrain Rotator
Ephemeris Input

About Reactive Time

About OPTICON

Allocated Time (TAG Results)

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