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===== XEphem =====
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==== mrt-lx8 - XEphem-Terminal ====
 
===== Instructions of AS of 28-May-2015 =====		  * xephem is installed on mrt-astro1 and mrt-astro2, start if from your local system:
 {{{
# enter on a terminal window:
ssh -X mrt-astro1 xephem
 }}}
 * some tricks:
   * view, skyview
   * Start automatic, regular updates of the sky display: press 'RT' next to Looping
   * plot sources: Data - Files - Select Catalog
   * plot visibility tracks: right click on sourse, create trail
   * plot position of one source: Data - Index - enter name - click on Sky Point
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 * ssh -X met-astro ! mrt-lx2 === Misc. ===
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 * ssh mrt-lx2 xephem  * Information on Topo Low/High: [[attachment:topolowhihg.png]] (created by J.Santiago)
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 * edit ~/Desktop/XEphem.desktop
   Change the line
   Exec=ssh mrt-lx3 ~/.xephem/xephem.exe
   to
   Exec=ssh mrt-lx3 xephem		 ------
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 * Change the first line of the user configuration file. e.g.
   ~/.xephem/XEphem
   change the first line so that it reads:
  XEphem.ShareDir: /usr/share/xephem		 == Page Info ==
  * This is page http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/InformationObservations, moderated by CK
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 * After this change you should be able to display the telescope position on you xephem-map.
   If not, check that
   python /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/tools/azElToXephem.py is running on mrt-lx3.		 == Old instructions ==
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===== Old instructions to call xephem =====
 === On XEphem use ===
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=== Misc. ===

 * Information on Topo Low/High: [[attachment:topolowhihg.png]] (created by J.Santiago)

== Page Info ==
  * This is page http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/InformationObservations, moderated by CK		 ''

Information on Observations with the 30m

Login

mrt-lx7 - PAKO-Terminal

  • Select the XFCE Session
  • login the project

  • open a terminal (Applications Menu -> Terminal Emulator)

  • if the promt is not shown properly go to Edit -> Profile preferences -> Colors and uncheck the option "Use colors from system theme"

  • be sure that you are in the home directory (just type cd)
  • change to mrt-lx1 (ssh -X mrt-lx1)
  • type 'gopako', 'pakodisplay', and 'pako'

mrt-lx7 - CLASS, MIRA, etc-Terminal

CLASS
  • open a terminal (see above)
  • be sure that you are in the home directory (type 'cd')
  • change to mrt-lx2 or mrt-lx3 (ssh -X mrt-lx2; ssh -X mrt-lx3)
  • type 'cd observationData/mira'
  • type 'CLASS'

MIRA
  • open a terminal (see above)
  • be sure that you are in the home directory (type 'cd')
  • change to mrt-lx2 or mrt-lx3 (ssh -X mrt-lx2; ssh -X mrt-lx3)
  • type 'cd mira'
  • type 'MIRA'
  • Some tricks:
    • type '@demo' to load all the data
    • type 'ftd' to load the data of that day (ftd means find today)

XEphem
  • xephem is installed on mrt-astro1 and mrt-astro2, start if from your local system: 
    # enter on a terminal window:
ssh -X mrt-astro1 xephem
  • some tricks:
    • view, skyview
    • Start automatic, regular updates of the sky display: press 'RT' next to Looping
    • plot sources: Data - Files - Select Catalog
    • plot visibility tracks: right click on sourse, create trail
    • plot position of one source: Data - Index - enter name - click on Sky Point

Misc.

Page Info

Old instructions

On XEphem use

  • login the project
  • open a teminal (see above)
  • be sure that you are in the home directory (just type cd)
  • ssh -X mrt-lx3
  • cd .xephem
  • xephem
  • CTRL-Z, bg
  • If telescope position is not shown, type 'azElToXephem.py'
  • Some tricks:
    • view, skyview
    • Start automatic, regular updates of the sky display: press 'RT' next to Looping
    • plot sources: Data - Files - Select Catalog
    • plot visibility tracks: right click on sourse, create trail
    • plot position of one source: Data - Index - enter name - click on Sky Point

InformationObservations (last edited 2015-06-03 15:54:28 by WalterBrunswig)