Preparation for Remote Observations

Programs and GUIs

Start programs and GUIs needed for observations (commands are in []). Some of them may already be started by previous observers.
You can star them from the launcher software [cos3launcher].

1. Antenna Console [console]
   
2. AZEL OFFSET window [coap]
   
3. Scan Monitor [scm]
   
4. Cosmos Manager GUI [cosmos]
   
5. Quick Look for continuum observation [qlooka]
   
6. Quick Look for line observation [qlook]
   
7. Solar Position Display [nsolview]
   
8. Log Viewer [cos3_log]
   (Note: COSMOS3 log is not displayed except at aste-at3 (San Pedro de Atacama) and at aste-mt2 (Mitaka).)
9. Environment Monitor (ambient temperature, wind direction and speed, pressure, humidity, water vapor pressure, transparency at 220 GHz, and temperature at observing room) [envmon]
   
10. Autolog [alco & alcp]
    
11. Web Camera [webcam.tcl]
    

Taking Priority

1. Check status

ASTE can be operated from different observing sites. When you operate ASTE, you must take "priority" for your site. You can see which site currently has priority with [pget] command or in the [cos3launcher] display.

example 1 (pget command)

　
SITE NUM ------- 0 1 2 3 4 5  -------
QL-LINE        [ 0 0 0 1 0 0 ]  LOCAL PRI: 
QL-CONT        [ 0 0 0 1 0 0 ]  LOCAL PRI: 
ANT CONSOLE    [ 0 0 0 1 0 0 ]  LOCAL PRI: 
MANAGER GUI    [ 0 0 0 1 0 0 ]  LOCAL PRI: 
ANT OFFSET     [ 0 0 0 1 0 0 ]  LOCAL PRI: 
WEAHTER        [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ]  LOCAL PRI: 
               [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ]  LOCAL PRI: 

* SITE NUM
  0 : ASTE Site
  1 : San Pedro de Atacama
  2 : NAOJ (Mitaka)
  3 : NRO (Nobeyama)
  4 : IoA (Mitaka)
  5 : (not defined yet)

In this case, NRO takes priorities for the antenna console, the line and continuum qlooks, the COSMOS manager GUI, and the AZEL_OFFSET window.

example 2 (cos3launcher)

The name of the site having priority is displayed in red.

• ASTE = ASTE Site
• SPdA = San Pedro de Atacama
• MTK = Mitaka
• NRO = Nobeyama
• IoA = Institute of Astronomy

When "IDLE" is displayed in blue, no site has priority.

2. Taking Priority

You can take priority in each window.

• antenna console -> [PRIO]
• antenna offset input window -> [PRIORITY]
• weather Parameters set window -> [Priority] -> [Set]
• cosmos manager gui -> [Control] -> [THIS NODE]
• qlook for continuum observation -> [Priority] -> [ON]
• qlook for line observation -> [priority] -> [Set priority]

Change observer

Observers input ID and project into the COSMOS manager GUI and click [Change observer] , and then change observer also in the autolog by clicking [Change observer] in the alco or in the alcp.