MDM Observatory

Mountain Web Server

The live weather link has been disabled for now!

However there is a Davis weather console in the 2.4m control room.

General Information

MDM Observatory Web Page [Michigan]
Observing Preparation Form [Michigan]
Current Schedule: February - July Schedule (2013A)
Kitt Peak Night Lunch Form (submit no later than 1 pm)
MDM & Vehicle Fees, PayPal

Observatory Manuals

General:

2.4m Observer's Guide [Updated 2012 January 16 Thorstensen/Dartmouth]
MDM Network Guide [2005 Aug 17]
MDM Visitors Guide [2011 September 08]
1.3 Meter Telescope Control System [2010 May 27]

Trouble fixes for Linux and I.C using: CCDS, TIFKAM and 4K.

IC-Linux-Crash Recovery (16k PDF) [2009 Mar. 04] (Pogge/OSU)

Telescopes:

MDM Photographic Lexicon
Hiltner 2.4m Manuals
McGraw-Hill 1.3m Manuals

User Manuals:

Owl to Control the MDM facility CCD's (New) (John Thorstensen/ Dartmouth) [2011 Sept 27 ]
Andor Camera for Slit Viewing [2011 February 01] (John Thorstensen/Dartmouth) (Modified 2011 September 08)
Autoguiding and Acquisition at the MDM telescopes [2011 September 08] (John Thorstensen/Dartmouth)
CCDS Acquisition Camera User's Manual (477k PDF)
New 2.4m Instrument Rotator [2011 May 18] (Paul Martini/OSU)
JSkyCalc special 2.4 meter version with Guide Star Selector [2010 March 28] (Thorstensen/Dartmouth)

Target Acquisition and Quick-Look Tools:

The Astronomical Almanac: Stars (Bright) and Stellar Systems
Fast Target Centering with OSMOS using ocstrtask [2011 October 31] (Thorstensen/Dartmouth)(rev. 2012 September)
Centering and Focusing Owl Images [2012 September 2] (Thorstensen/Dartmouth)
qccds: CCDS quick-look spectra extraction tool [2009 March 14](Thorstensen/Dartmouth)(rev. September 2012)
Quick Look Spectra for Modspec and MK III
Local Pointing Check Stars [2012 September] (Thorstensen/Dartmouth)

Support:

Observatory Setup Guides [Updated 2011 February 2] (Barr/MDM)
MDM Info Sheets (52k PDF)
New MDM Observing Workstations for the 2.4m and 1.3m (125kb PDF)

Instrument Web Pages

MDM8K: 8Kx8K CCD Mosaic Imager

OSMOS: OSMOS User Manual (2.4m only) (Paul Martini OSU 2010 April 21)

MDM 4K CCD: OSU 4K CCD Imager

MDM R4K CCD: OSU R4K Detector

TIFKAM: Near-IR Imager/Spectrometer

CCDS: Boller & Chivens CCD Spectrograph

RETROCAM: RETRactable Optical CAMera (2.4m only) (Chris Morgan/OSU)

ModSpec: Modular CCD Spectrograph

MkIII: Mark III CCD Spectrograph

Facility CCD's: MDM Facility CCD Detectors

Faciity Detector table: CCD Detector Table [2001 July 20]

Filter Transmission Curves: MDM filters [2012 April 23]: more will be added as we get curves

Observing Reports:

Submit a Nightly Observing Report
2.4m Telescope:: Latest 2.4-m Observing Report; 2.4-m Observing Report Archive
1.3m Telescope:: Latest 1.3-m Observing Report; 1.3-m Observing Report Archive
Submit a Trouble Report: Latest Trouble Report; Trouble Report Archive

MDM Weather Information

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Observatory Staff

Engineering Information

2.4m Telescope: 2.4m Instrument Changes; 2.4m Mirrors
1.3m Telescope: 1.3m Instrument Changes; 1.3m Mirrors

MDM Observatory Partners

Updated: 2012 December 20 (Barr/MDM)

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