Information on Observations with the 30m
Login
mrt-lx7 - Pako-Terminal
- Select the XFCE Session
- login
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"
- change to mrt-lx3 (ssh -X mrt-lx3) and type 'gopako', 'pakodisplay', and 'pako'
- change to mrt-lx2 (ssh -X mrt-lx2) for class, greg, etc.
mrt-lx8 - XEphem-Terminal
- Select the XFCE Session
- login
- open a teminal
- change to mrt-lx3 (ssh -X mrt-lx3)
type './.xephem/xephem.exe &'
- 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 course, create trail
- plot position of one source: Data - Index - enter name - click on Sky Point
Misc.
Information on Topo Low/High: topolowhihg.png (created by J.Santiago)
