\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.1}Instruments}{1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1.1}NA1}{1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1.2}NA2}{2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.2}Computers}{2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2.1}Dome computers}{2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.3}Emergency telescope control}{3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.4}WARNING about manual telescope motion}{3}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}Starting up}{4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1}Power to the telescope}{4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.2}Starting up the software}{4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.3}Remote video cameras}{6}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.4}Initializing the telescope}{7}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.5}Weather and telescope safety}{8}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.6}Controlling the CCD temperature}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.6.1}NA2 (Leach) camera}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.6.2}NA1 (Apogee) camera}{9}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}Operating the telescope}{11}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1}The status window/display}{11}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2}The command window}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.1}Restarting tcomm}{12}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.3}Dome commands}{12}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.4}Telescope commands}{13}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.1}Moving the telescope}{13}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.2}User catalogs}{15}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.3}Coordinate epoch and update commands}{15}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.4}Focus commands}{16}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.5}Camera programs}{16}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.1}The image display window}{17}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.2}Camera Commands}{18}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.3}Standard star observations}{19}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.6}Guiding commands}{20}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4}Shutting down}{22}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {A}Command summary}{23}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {B}Standard stars }{27}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {C}Transferring files to NMSU}{28}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {D}Robotic operation notes}{29}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {D.1}Input file format}{29}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {E}Telescope recovery notes}{32}