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HYDRA INSTRUMENT USE

• SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATING THE TARGET FIELDS
  • Target Selection
  • Sky Positions
  • Field Orientation Star Selection
• FIBER CABLE SELECTION
  • Advantages of the Red Cable
  • Advantages of the Blue Cable
• CREATING THE TARGET ASSIGNMENTS
• SUBMITTING THE TARGET ASSIGNMENTS
  • NOAO Queue Programs
  • Visiting Astronomer Programs
• LOGGING ONTO THE COMPUTER
  • Logging Onto the Console Terminal for Oatmeal
  • Starting up the Instrument Software
  • Initializing the Instrument
• CONFIGURING FIELDS
  • The Setup Field Command
  • Sample of Setup Field Command
  • The Setup Observe Command
  • Sample of Setup Observe Command
• WAVELENGTH CALIBRATIONS
  • The Setup Comps Command
  • Sample of Setup Comps Command
• FLAT FIELD CALIBRATIONS
  • The Setup Flats Command
  • Sample of Setup Flats Command
• TELESCOPE FOCUS
• AUTOGUIDING
• OBSERVING STANDARD STARS
  • The Standard Command
  • Sample of Standard Command
  • An Alternative to the Standard Command
• USE OF SCRIPT FILES
  • How to Run a Script File
  • Useful Script Files
• EXITING AND INSTRUMENT SHUT DOWN
• INSTRUMENT PROBLEM RECOVERY
  • Recovery of Lost Fibers
  • X-Stage Realignment
• SOME MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL COMMANDS
  • Determining Location of the Gripper, Fibers, and Objects
• THE .IRAF FILE AND CCD HEADER INFORMATION
  • Sample .iraf File