Contents

• Contents
• Introduction
• Preparations
  • The Palomar ``green sheet''
• Setup
  • Inventory equipment
  • Verify CCD status
  • Assemble and mount instrument
    • Attach regulator to nitrogen bottle
    • Clean optical path
    • Install etalon
    • Install shutter (P-200 only)
    • Install camera lens
    • Install extension ring
    • Install camera and dewar plates
    • Mount instrument on telescope
  • Install and verify etalon controller
    • Install controller
    • Connect etalon to controller
    • Verify operation of controller
  • Finish instrument assembly
    • Install shutter control box (P-200 only)
    • Mount dewar and connect CCD
  • Check guider camera (P-60 only)
  • Install calibration filter
  • Install calibration lamp
  • Verify instrument operation
    • Verify OBSERVING software
    • Verify filter wheel operation
    • Verify CCD operation
    • Verify Fabry-Perot operation
    • Troubleshooting
  • Orient the CCD
  • Install other filters
  • Connect nitrogen to the etalon
  • Focus camera lens
  • Verify etalon parallelism
  • Final comments
• Operation
  • Starting the night
    • Focusing the telescope
    • Starting the guider camera
  • Observing an object
    • Positioning the object in the field
    • Orienting the object in the field
    • Determining the exposure time
    • Making an observation
  • Monitoring the observations
    • Monitoring telescope focus
    • Monitoring etalon parallelism
    • Monitoring guide stars
  • Nighttime calibrations
  • Daytime calibrations
  • Saving files to tape
• Tear-down
• Conclusions
• Software command reference
  • Initialization
  • CCD control
  • Filter wheel control
  • Guider camera control (P-200 only)
  • Etalon control
  • FIGARO commands
  • Calibrations
  • VMS commands
  • Data archive commands
  • Miscellaneous commands
• System Specifications
  • 60-inch telescope
  • 200-inch telescope
• Sample Log Sheet
• Contact Information