Adaptive Optics Technical Reference Pages
LGS TARGET LISTS	Getting target lists from observers. Submitting target lists to US Space Command. Processing laser clearances.
SYSTEM CABLING & TELCO SETUP	How to cable the entire AO system. How to cable IRCAL. Setting up Telco software for AO.
INITIAL ON TELSECOPE STARTUP AND OPTICAL ALIGNMENT:	On telescope power up of hardware. On telescope start up of software. On telescope optical alignment.
INITIAL & DAILY NGS OPTICAL ALIGNMENT:	Initial powerup and software startup. Using the alignment laser to establish optical path through the AO bench. Aligning the fast wavefront sensor. Using the alignment laser for initial IRCAL alignment. Using IRCAL to postiion the fiber stage. Using the shear cube to collimate the parabolas. IRCAL pupil alignment. Adjusting WFS pointing and centering. Focusing IRCAL. Image sharpening. Daily NGS alignment check.
INITIAL & DAILY LGS ALIGNMENT, LGS-NGS SWITCHOVER, OBSERVING IN LGS MODE:	Initial LGS optical alignment. NGS to LGS on-sky alignment: switching from NGS to LGS at night. Moving to a new LGS target. Tracking alignment during an LGS exposure: WFS focus. Switching from LGS to NGS mode. Daily LGS alignment check.
SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES:	End-of-night shutdown. End-of-run shutdown.
MORE DOCUMENTATION	An extensive collection of technical and user-oriented Lick AO web pages, pdf documents, diagrams, and pictures.
AO TROUBLESHOOTING AO FIELD STEERING LIMITS IRCAL USER'S MANUAL IRCAL TECH REF LICK AO: DESCRIPTION FOR PROSPECTIVE USERS

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