Troubleshooting guide

VI.Shutting Down at the End of the Night
At the end of a long and (we hope!) productive night of observing, there is a small sequence of things that need
to be done. In order, they are:
1. Move the wheels to their resting positions. Using the scripts config.mos.wheel.pl and
config.filter.grism.decker.wheels.pl send the MOS wheel to imaging, the Decker wheel to
imaging, the Filter wheel to J, and the Grism wheel to true_dark.
2. Take any necessary dark frames. Now that the grism is in the dark position, you will be able to take dark
frames. We recommend 10-20 darks per exposure time. Use the set.exposuretime.pl,
set.filename.pl, and the more.singleimages.pl scripts to complete this task.
3. Fill the MOS Dewar (as long as no one is changing MOS plates) - use the same procedure as at the beginning
of the night.
4. Begin writing the transferred data to tape or DVD.
VII.At the End of Your Run
Make certain that you have transferred all of your data to nutmeg, or some other Kitt Peak computer, and written
it to tape or DVD. Although data from all Kitt Peak telescopes is archived, we still suggest that you make all
necessary copies of your data, or back it up on a laptop, before you leave the mountain.
Also, please delete your data from flamingos1a as you leave.
Finally, please do not close any of the FLAMINGOS windows. Leave them open for the next observer, or for
the Kitt Peak Instrument crew, as they will need them open in order to properly shut down FLAMINGOS if they
are doing an instrument change after your run.
We hope you have many clear, sleepless nights, and acquire all the data you desired.
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