NAME

openup - opens the observatory and does a power-on test

SYNOPSIS

openup [logid=] [nocloud]

DESCRIPTION

This shell script prepares the telescope and observatory for taking observations.

If the observatory is already open it returns immediately without doing anything. If it fails for any reason it returns a non-zero exit code.

In particular it:

Note: If the cloud sensor says that it is too cloudy to observe and the slit is already open, the program will close the observatory using the closedown script. This behavior may seem bizarre to some.

Another Note:If the oatside air temperature too low, openup will not open the observatory. This is a hopefully temporary measure until the dome can be made to rotate at temperatures below freezing.

If the environment variable DRYRUN is present, openup does not open the slit or check the weather.

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OPTIONS

nocloud-ignores the cloud sensor and opens regardless. It still obeys all other weather limits.

logid= specifies a LogID in the Log table so that error message can be properly logged.

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