3.6-m Telescope Operations
The ESO 3.6m Telescope, likewise the other La Silla telescopes operated by ESO, is operated by experienced telescope operators. The visiting astronomers do not have to worry about operating the telescope.
This web page contains information required by the technical staff to OPERATE the 3.6-m Telescope.
In the picture three telescope operators at the console of the 3.6m telescope.
General
Safety
Instrument and Detectors
Tools
Check Lists and Forms
- SciOps Coordinator Daily Activities
- General Check List Form (postscript)
- Startup Check List Form (postscript)
- Shutdown Check List Form (postscript)
- 3.6m TCS OSF StartUp
- Telescope DailyStartUp
- Opening and Closing down CheckList
- HARPS Daily Telemetry Form
- HARPS Daily BackUp CheckList
- HARPS after WS ReBoot StartUp CheckList
- HARPS Installation CheckList
- Weekly Sciops WS ReBoot CheckList
Reference Data and Manuals
- La Silla Document Server
- La Silla Quality Manual
- La Silla Phone Directory
- La Silla Remedy server
- Document Archive: SciOps, NTT, 3.6m and 2.2m documents registered in Remedy
Procedures
- Telescope Image Quality
- M2 Operation Guidelines
- SciOps BackUps and Disk Management
- Hatches Opening
- Telescope Pointing
- MOS Guide Lines
- Differencial Guiding Work Around
- M1 Lateral Pad Forces
Operations Reports Queries
- La Silla SciOps Report Repository
- Report Submission Form
- NReport Query
- NRproblem Query
- Technical Action Request Query