Telescope and Instrument Documentation

Telescopes/Instruments Available For Scheduling

Available Telescopes and Instruments

CCD and IR Control Manuals

MONSOON Operating Instructions For the 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:

Hydra instrument information

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

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 4-Meter 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 (NOAO only)

Miscellaneous

WIYN Autolog - Applicable also for 4-Meter 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