Telescope and Instrument Documentation

Telescopes/Instruments Available For Scheduling

Available Telescopes and Instruments

CCD and IR Control Manuals

MONSOON Operating Instructions For the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope (WIYN) Bench Spectrograph

Imaging Manuals

Filter Information

Imagers currently in use at KPNO:

ODI: One Degree Imager

WHIRC: WIYN High-Resolution Infrared Camera Information

Imagers no longer in use at KPNO:

Direct Imaging Manual for Kitt Peak    [PDF Version]

MOSAIC - General Documentation

KPNO MOSAIC CCD Imager User Manual    [PDF Version]

NEWFIRM User Information

NEWFIRM User Manual

An Observer's Guide to Taking CCD Data with ICE    [PDF Version]

IR Instrument Control System WildFire    [PDF Version]

IR Imager Manual    [PostScript]

TIFKAM/ONIS Infrared Imaging Spectrograph - Instrument Reference Manual

SQIID Simultaneous Quad Infrared Imaging Detector User's Manual    [PDF Version]

FLAMINGOS IR Imaging/Spectrograph Information

The WIYN Mini-Mosaic Imager Manual    [PDF Version]

The WIYN Arcon-IRAF Interface: A User's Guide    [PDF Version]

The WIYN Tip/Tilt Imager (WTTM) Manual    [PDF Version]

Spectroscopy Manuals

Spectral Atlas Central

A CCD Atlas of Helium/Neon/Argon Spectra    [PDF Version]

Spectrographs currently in use at KPNO:

DESI (Dark Energy Survey Instrumemt) - Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope (Mayall).

NEID* - WIYN

Hydra instrument information

A Quick Guide to Reducing WIYN Hydra Data    [PDF Version]

(* NEID is currently being commissioned.)

WIYN IFUs:

SparsePak

HexPak & GradPak

Spectrographs no longer in use at KPNO:

KOSMOS Instrument Manual

Mask Design Software for C/KOSMOS

Low-to-Moderate Resolution Optical Spectroscopy Manual for Kitt Peak    [PDF Version]

The Mayall R. C. Spectrograph - Instrument Reference Manual    [PDF Version]

Echelle Spectrograph Instrumentation Operation Manual    [PDF Version]

Phoenix User's Home Page

IRAF Phoenix Data Reduction Exercise [README]- download the 17MB tar file

Hydra/WIYN Users Manual [PDF Version] -v6

Coudé Spectrograph    [PDF Version]

Coudé Feed Telescope Help Pages    [PDF Version]

IR Cryogenic Spectrometer CRSP    [PostScript]

FLAMINGOS IR Imaging/Spectrograph Information

The Revised Gold Camera User's Manual    [PDF Version]

IRMOS Performance Summary 14Mar06    [PDF Version]

The Multi-Aperture Red Spectrometer (MARS) Manual

NICMASS/Coudé Feed Operating Manual    [PDF Version]

TIFKAM/ONIS Infrared Imaging Spectrograph - Instrument Reference Manual

Telescope Manuals

Four Meter LTO Handbooks (NOIRLab only)

Miscellaneous

WIYN Autolog - Applicable also for Mayall Instrumentation

Some basic IRAF docs:

IRAF Beginner's Guide    [PostScript]

A User's Introducton to the IRAF Command Language    [PostScript]

An Introductory Guide to IRAF Scripts    [PostScript]

IRAF documentation site