NGSLR Operations Manual
Routine Alignment Verification
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5 Routine Alignment Verification
The alignment of the mount throughout its range of motion must be routinely verified to ensure that the system
biases remain current, whether due to alignment creep or a change in season.
5.1 Performing a Star Calibration
This section assumes that all equipment and software are running and configured as defined in Section 3
.
Things to check for: LRO insertion mirror removed, LHRS ON, Autocollimator Mirror Retracted, Star Camera ON, SLR & LRO
Lasers OFF
The star calibration software calibrates the system using up to 50 stars to correct the pointing biases of the
system, known as mount model coefficients. Weather conditions permitting, this process may be performed on
a weekly basis, but no less than every few weeks. As the telescope will need to be able to capture the image of a
star, star calibrations are only able to be performed at night. This procedure is automated and takes typically
around 40 minutes to complete in a clear sky. It is wise to look at several stars after the calibration to make sure
pointing is nominally 1 millidegree or less at ~45° elevation in all sky sectors.
5.1.1 Star Calibration Procedure
1.
Verify that the Dome shutter is open
2.
Ensure that both the mount camera and its monitor are ON
3.
Ensure that the Star Camera is turned ON
Look for the red LED on the back of the device.
Note:
The star camera must be turned ON prior to starting the software. Otherwise, the Star Camera program will enter
simulation mode.
4.
Start the Star Camera software
Go to the Camera computer and double click on the
icon to start the software (shown on right). This should open up the star camera
window (Figure 5 1).
Figure 5 1: Star Camera Window
Note:
The Take Images override (F2)
should NEVER be turned on during a Star
Calibration or Star Assessment since this
will desynchronize POP and the Camera
Software and potentially cause the Star
Calibration or Star Assessment results to
be worthless! See arrow on Figure 5 1 for
location of status bar.
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