0.9m Telescope Control System Information

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This page gives details about the new Telescope Control System (TCS)
at the 0.9m, which was installed in April 2005 by DFM Engineering.
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DATES
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02 APR 2005	last night of old TCS at 0.9m

25 APR 2005	first night of new TCS at 0.9m
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GENERAL CAPABILITIES
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1. pointing now good to approximately 20"

2. minimal or no guiding required for exposures up to 5 minutes

3. the slew is much faster than for the previous TCS
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PROBLEMS AS OF THE TORRENT ERA = AFTER 16 MAY 2016
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1. The headers state a pixel scale of 384 mas/pixel.  The correct
   scale is 401 mas/pixel.

2. Torrent talks successfully to the TCS.  As of 10 AUG 2016, the
   following fields in the headers need to be checked:

	HA         check for + vs. - relative to meridian
	ST         need to check
	AIRMASS    need to check
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