| Close the louvers |
Operate the air valve with the red ball handle on
the wall above the desk. |
| Dome Track Off |
Set the
AUTO DOME switch
to off. |
| Cover the telescope |
Use the handpaddle to drive the telescope SW and use the ladder to
replace the cover. Replace the finder cover if you removed it. |
| Move telescope to zenith |
Use the handpaddle to get the telescope off the soft
limits, if necessary. |
|
Turn the telescope tracking off at the control panel. |
|
Use the TCS movement menu to send the telescope to the zenith. |
| Turn off drives |
Switch the drives off and push in the red HALT
MOTORS button. |
| Move dome to NW |
Use the handpaddle to drive the dome to the NW, to
about 320 degrees azimuth. |
| Close the shutter dropout |
Climb the ladder and crank the dropout closed. |
| Close the dome |
Go to the "miscellaneous" TCS menu and select "CLOSE
the dome." The dome should close. If not, check the power
switch on the wall-mounted box on the north wall to the left of the
toolboxes (it should be on). |
|
Send the dome home |
Set the
DOME TRACK
switch to HOME and set the AUTO DOME
switch to "on" and wait for the dome to go home. |
| Turn the dome off |
Set AUTO DOME
switch to off. |
| Disable dome shutter |
Turn off dome shutter power by throwing the switch on the
left side of the wall-mounted box on the north wall near the toolboxes. |