Setting Up Remote Observing on the Remote Observing Station in Marsfield

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 Rooms02 6790 4008 and 02 6790 4009 
Non-PABX Phone:02 6795 9274
 
Marsfield
Remote Observing Room02 9372 4548 - ATCA
 02 9372 4648 - Mopra
 
Parkes
Parkes Control Room02 6861 1755 
 
CSIRO National Call Centre1300 36 3400 

 


Original: Kate Brooks (9-Mar-2009)
Modified: Robin Wark (16-Mar-2009), Phil Edwards (29-Jan-2010)