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 * Remote stations: Remote observations can be conducted from dedicated remote stations, which offer large screens to accomodate the various display necessary for the command interface and to monitor the observations. Other advantages are the readily available documentation and a phone. Please address your contact at the remote station well in advance of your observations and, as a safeguard, send macros and instructions to the AoD.  * Remote stations: Remote observations can be conducted from dedicated remote stations, which offer large screens to accomodate the various displays necessary for the command interface and to monitor the observations. Other advantages are the readily available documentation and a phone, last-not-least local help is usually available. Please address your contact at the remote station well in advance of your observations and, as a safeguard, send macros and instructions to the AoD.

Remote observing with the 30m telescope is now routinely possible for experienced observers. The telescope is controlled in real time very much like on Pico Veleta.

  • Remote stations: Remote observations can be conducted from dedicated remote stations, which offer large screens to accomodate the various displays necessary for the command interface and to monitor the observations. Other advantages are the readily available documentation and a phone, last-not-least local help is usually available. Please address your contact at the remote station well in advance of your observations and, as a safeguard, send macros and instructions to the AoD.

    Station

    Contact

    IRAM/Granada

    [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/AstronomerOnDutySchedule AoD]

    IRAM/Grenoble

    Clemens Thum (thum AT iram.fr)

    MPIfR Bonn

    Dirk Muders (muders AT mpifr-bonn.mpg.de)

    OAN Madrid

    Jean Francois Desmurs (desmurs AT oan.es)

    ENS Paris

    not yet available

    The practical aspects of remote observing are described in a [https://mrt-lx1.iram.es/mainWiki/RemoteObserving concise guide] (restricted access).

Phones:

  • PV remote observing: +34 9582009
  • IRAM Granada remote observing: +34 958499460
  • IRAM Grenoble remote observing: +33 47682 4939

[http:/IRAMES/observing/remote.html Old page]

RemoteObserving (last edited 2012-02-16 11:40:22 by lt-ck)