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Rubin Observatory Operations Documentation

Important

This documentation area is under heavy development and only in the very early stages of design. It should not be used nor consulted for a place of information at this time.

Observatory Operations consists of multiple levels of interactions and procedures occurring simultaneously in many places and timezones. This section of documentation focuses on the resources needed for observers, commissioning personnel, and support staff to facilitate night-time operations.

The scope of this area of documentation is to provide a centralized, version controlled space where resources are either located, or linked appropriately. The content is provided as reference only. All aspects of the project that go through strict change control (e.g. mirror procedures) should only be linked to these pages.

Safety

Content in this section relates to personnel safety and resources. This includes:

  • procedures on who (and how) to call when there is an issue

  • location of keys, passwords etc

  • what to do in case of vehicle failure, power-outage, fire etc.

  • Procedures to enter telescope spaces during operations (e.g. AuxTel)

  • Emergency meeting locations etc.

Daytime Operations

Daytime/Nighttime Interactions

This area contains information related to the summit operations and the handoff to/from daytime personnel

Nighttime Operations

Troubleshooting

All related to troubleshooting is included in this section.

Project Documentation Information

Describes information regarding this documentation tree, including how to contribute.

Observing Interface Setup

Contains detailed instructions on how to set the required environment for operations and/or interaction with the system during testing and commissioning.

Operational Procedures - System testing, deployment and upgrade

Procedures for system testing, software build, deployment and upgrades at the summit and at TTS are compiled here (To eventually be displayed under https://obs-controls.lsst.io/)