Setting Up Remote Observing on the Remote Observing Station in Marsfield

Remobs Links

Remote Observing with ATNF Telescopes
Setting up Remote Observing with the ATCA
Setting up Remote Observing with Morpa
Setting up Remote Observing on Ara (in Marsfield)
Request for Remote Observing Form
Remote Observing Schedule
Some Phone Numbers
VNC Tips
Observing Terminals
Duty Astronomers
Observing Schedules

The ATCA remote observing station (now Ara, which replaced Carina in late 2009) in Rm 23 has been set up for remote obsering. The neighbouring remote observing station in Rm 23 is Norma, which is available for Mopra remote observing.

You will need to obtain the following prior to remote observing:

• Permission to remote observe. Use the Request for Remote Observing Form
• The remobs password for the Ara (or Norma) workstation (from Marsfield computing staff)
• The phone number of the Duty Astronomer room at the Narrabri lodge
• For Mopra Observations, the current Mopra vnc password (talk to Balt)

To set Ara up

Login to ara as remobs

Answer yes (y) to open windows

For ATCA observations, follow the Guide to setting up Remote Observing with the ATCA

For Mopra observations, follow the Guide to setting up Remote Observing with Mopra

Some useful phone numbers

Emergency Services: (fire, police, ambulance)	000	Additional 0 needed for an outside line
Narrabri
Switch:	02 6790 4000
ATCA Control Room:	02 6790 4033 and 02 6790 4032
Mopra Control Desk:	02 6790 4088
Observer's Area:	02 6790 4031	- near PMON rack
	02 6790 4048	- near Mopra corner
	02 6790 4022	- middle of observers area
Lodge:	02 6790 4027
Duty Astronomers Rooms	02 6790 4008 and 02 6790 4009
Non-PABX Phone:	02 6795 9274
Marsfield
Remote Observing Room	02 9372 4548	- ATCA
	02 9372 4648	- Mopra
Parkes
Parkes Control Room	02 6861 1755
CSIRO National Call Centre	1300 36 3400