1. Mosaic-1 Overview: At Least Read This!
2. Introduction
2.1. Instrument Overview
2.2. Philosophy and Structure of Manual
2.3. Supplemental Information: Other manuals and Web pages
3.1. The Mosaic CCDs
3.2. The Dewar
3.4. The CCD Shutter
3.5. The Filter Track
3.6. Filters For Mosaic
3.7. Operation of the Guider TVs
3.8. Correctors
3.9. Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector (at the 4-m only)
4. Software
4.1. Logging in and firing up the Arcon/Mosaic software
4.2.
Autologging
4.3. Restarting the Arcon software
4.4. Restart and Power Cycling of the Arcons and Nexus/Tram box
4.5. Shutting down the software and Logging out
4.6. OBSINIT
4.7. Re-starting the MSE and related software
4.8. Observe - The Only Command You Really Need to Know
4.9. Exposure Control Commands
4.10. Other Commands For Taking Data
4.10.1. Taking exposures of specified type
4.10.2. Getting more of the same
4.10.3. Taking a test exposure
4.10.4.
Taking your flats the easy way
4.10.5.
Grids and Dithering
4.11. Controlling the Data Capture Agent (DCA) on Tan or Emerald
4.12. Observing in Binned Mode
5.
Evaluating, Recording, and Reducing Mosaic Images
5.1. Working with Mosaic Data Files
5.2. Displaying and Evaluating Images at the Telescope.
5.3. Examining the Data
5.5. The Reduction of Mosaic Images
5.6. Calibration Data to Obtain At the Telescope
5.7. Basic Reductions
5.8. The Variable Pixel Scale and Zero Point Uniformity
5.10. A Simplified Summary of the Processing Steps
6. Appendix A: Miscellaneous Software Commands
7. Appendix B: Differential Refraction
8. Appendix C: Issues About Photometry
9. Appendix D: Flat-Field Exposures
10. Appendix E: Frequently Encountered Problems (FEP)
10.1. Mysterious messages appear and pictures cannot be taken.
10.2. Data Doesn't Show Up on Reduction Computer.
10.3. "Echo" Images in adjacent CCD: "Cross-Talk"
10.4. Bad Rows in All CCDs
10.5. Calibrating the CCD Voltages at the Start of a Block
10.6. The ADC does not seem to be reacting fast enough!
10.7. "Warning: 'ared' package not defined" when starting ARCONS.
11. Appendix F: Rarely Encountered Problems
11.1. "Good" Error Messages
11.2. "New" Errors as of September 2000
11.3. Image display fails to complete automatically.