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    1010== RoboDIMM Measurements ==
    11 __December 3, 2009__
     11===__December 3, 2009__===
    1212
    1313RoboDIMM located on jibcrane pad in parking lot. RoboDIMM measurements worse than DNSM and GPC1 measurements for most of the night
     
    1616 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/data/observations/RoboDIMM/robodimm-12-03-corr.txt RoboDIMM data]
    1717
    18 __December 7, 2009__
     18===__December 7, 2009__===
    1919
    2020RoboDIMM located on jibcrane pad in parking lot. RoboDIMM measurments were better than GPC1 measurements but worse than or equal to the DNSM measurements.
     
    2323 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/data/observations/RoboDIMM/robodimm-12-07-corr.txt RoboDIMM data]
    2424
    25 __December 9, 2009__
     25===__December 9, 2009__===
    2626
    2727RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. RoboDIMM measurements were worse than DNSM measurements but better than GPC1 measurements for most of the night. Winds from the N-NW.
     
    2929 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/data/observations/RoboDIMM/12-09.txt RoboDIMM data]
    3030
    31 __December 11, 2009__
     31===__December 11, 2009__===
    3232
    3333RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Note that this night shows particularly good correspondence between the DNSM and RoboDIMMs seeing measurements.  Both DIMMs show better seeing than the GPC1 measurements.  Light tradewinds throughout the RoboDIMM measurement period
     
    3535 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/data/observations/RoboDIMM/12-11.txt RoboDIMM data] 
    3636
    37 __December 16, 2009__
     37===__December 16, 2009__===
    3838
    3939RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. The wind during the RoboDIMM measurements was ~5 m/s out of the N-NW.  During the second set of GPC1 images both the DNSMand RoboDIMM were running but not able to collect data.
     
    4141 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/12-16.txt RoboDIMM data] 
    4242
    43 __December 24, 2009__
     43===__December 24, 2009__===
    4444
    4545RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. The wind during the RoboDIMM measurements was light (<3 m/s) and varied in direction from W to NW.  The target stars for both DIMMs were in the SE so data was collected pointing away from the wind.
     
    4848 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/12-24.txt RoboDIMM data]
    4949
    50 __December 28, 2009__
     50===__December 28, 2009__===
    5151
    5252RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. The wind during the RoboDIMM measurements was light (<4 m/s) from the N-NW.  The target stars for both DIMMs were in the SE so data was collected pointing away from the wind. GPC1 data is corrected for airmass.
     
    6565   time_UT time_msec name_1 name_2 r0 fwhm fwhm2ps1
    6666
    67 __December 30, 2009__
     67===__December 30, 2009__===
    6868
    6969RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from SW at < 2 m/s. Target stars in the SE.
     
    7272 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-364.txt DNSM data]
    7373
    74 __December 31, 2009__
     74===__December 31, 2009__===
    7575
    7676RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from W at < 3 m/s. Target stars in the SE.
     
    7979 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-365.txt DNSM data]
    8080
    81 __January 3, 2010__
     81===__January 3, 2010__===
    8282
    8383DNSM not operating. RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from W-SW at < 8 m/s. Target stars in the SE.
     
    8585 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/robodimm-1-3.txt RoboDIMM data]
    8686
    87 __January 6, 2010__
     87===__January 6, 2010__===
    8888
    8989DNSM not operating. RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from W at < 10 m/s. Target stars in the SE.
     
    9191 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/robodimm-1-6.txt RoboDIMM data]
    9292
    93 __January 7, 2010__
     93===__January 7, 2010__===
    9494
    9595DNSM not operating. RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from W at < 10 m/s. Target stars in the SE.
     
    9797 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/robodimm-1-7.txt RoboDIMM data]
    9898
    99 __January 8, 2010__
     99===__January 8, 2010__===
    100100
    101101RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from W at < 8 m/s. Target stars in the SE.
     
    104104 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-008.txt DNSM data]
    105105
    106 __January 10, 2010__
     106===__January 10, 2010__===
    107107
    108108RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from W at < 6 m/s. Target stars in the SE.
     
    111111 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-010.txt DNSM data]
    112112
    113 __January 19, 2010__
     113===__January 19, 2010__===
    114114
    115115RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony.  Wind from NNE at < 1 m/s.  Target stars in E & SE
     
    118118 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-019.txt DNSM data]
    119119
    120 __January 20, 2020__
     120===__January 20, 2020__===
    121121
    122122RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony.  Wind from NW at < 1 m/s.  Target stars in E & SE
     
    125125 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-020.txt DNSM data]
    126126
    127 __January 21, 2010__
     127===__January 21, 2010__===
    128128
    129129RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony. Wind from N at ~ 5.5m/s.  Target stars in E & SE
     
    134134 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-021.txt DNSM data]
    135135
    136 __January 22, 2020__
     136===__January 22, 2020__===
    137137
    138138RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony.  No wind.  Target stars in E & SE
     
    141141 * [http://ps1wiki.ifa.hawaii.edu/trac/attachment/wiki/RoboDIMM/dnsm-022.txt DNSM data]
    142142
    143 __January 23, 2020__
     143===__January 23, 2020__===
    144144
    145145RoboDIMM located on L1 entry balcony.  Wind from S-SW at < 5 m/s.  Additional tarp hung to block wind.  Target stars in E & SE
     
    171171  * Close NMEATime window
    172172
    173 ==== Telescope Alignment ====
     173=== Telescope Alignment ===
    174174 * Get a star in the finder (there are 4 speed buttons on the keypad)
    175175 * With the keypad:
     
    182182  * Turn the flip mirror knob
    183183
    184 ==== Running SBIG software (CCDOPS) ====
     184=== Running SBIG software (CCDOPS) ===
    185185 * Double click the CCDOPS icon
    186186 * There will be a message "Trying to Establish Link with Camera"
     
    192192 * Close CCDOPS (if there are messages about cooling ignore them)
    193193
    194 ==== Running RoboDIMM ====
     194=== Running RoboDIMM ===
    195195 * Click the Newtest_robodimm2.exe icon (looks like a dome)
    196196 * Check Auto Measure Enable checkbox
     
    205205  * '''Leave the platform gently'''
    206206
    207 ==== Operation ====
     207=== Operation ====
    208208 * Record wind speed, direction, and ops start time
    209209 * Check for a flashing box/star images ~10 min intervals
    210210
    211 ==== End of Night ====
     211=== End of Night ===
    212212 * Click Quit button
    213213 * Turn telescope OFF and unplug controller
     
    219219 * Data is in C:\dimmdata2002\D1test_seeing_lab.log
    220220   * Open with double click, hightlight and copy the night's data; paste into a notepad file (icon in lower bar)
    221    * Save as MM-DD.txt (maybe leave off 0's because win98 is a bit dim) on E (usb memory stick)
     221   * Save as MM-DD.txt (maybe leave off 0's because win98 is a bit dim) on F: (usb memory stick)
    222222