User`s guide

FLAMINGOS at the MMT
E. Offsetting the Telescope from Flamingos1b
At certain times (such as pointing checks or adjusting the position of your sources on the detector) you
may wish to offset the telscope directly from flamingos1b rather than having your operator do it. In this case,
the following commands may prove to be useful:
absolute.offset.mmt.pl <Dx> <Dy> - Allows manual absolute offsets (e.g., an fixed offset
with respect to the present target's catalog cordinates) of the telscope by the observer. Repeating this command
will not move the telescope.
relative.offset.mmt.pl <Dx> <Dy> - Allows manual offsets of the telescope by the
observer relative to wherever the telescope presently is pointed.
Notes:
1) The offsets for each of these commands is in arcseconds.
2) Both of these commands offset the telescope in instrument coordinates, i.e., along the
detector's x and y axes, and not in α, δ.
3) These commands are only used if you are not guiding. There are different commands
which are used for spectroscopy when guiding.
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