Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 21:44:06 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [sdss3-25mlog 1173] 2.5m obslog 20130401 (MJD 56384)
From: dmbiz@apo.nmsu.edu
Hi Kaike,
thank you for the comments!
>      If the rotator fiducial error when slew to a field is the ONLY
> problem we have, I think that
> we should be okay to continue. Most likely,  fiducial errors on the
> rotator will not stop us from
> finding guiding stars. After we get stars, no fiducial corrections will be
> applied, so we are okay
> for that field except for observers have to tolerance multiple verbal
> warnings of "fiducials".
The rotators fiducial error suggested some 15" offset. Once it happens
with rotator, it is hard to predict where guide stars go, so I recommended
to
fix the fiducials first.
>   There is a bug on the "stop" of "goto Field". Clicking (applying) the
> "stop"
> button puts sop into a confusion status although"sop ping" and "sop
> status" show
> SOP is okay. One can get SOP back to its normal status by issue two
> commands
> from STUI:
>
> sop restart (this may not unnecessary, so you can try without it first)
> sop reinit
Can we put it to the observing notes that we cannot use the "stop" button
in STUI?
Dmitry