Before observations with the 45m telescope, you must prepare Observe Table which consists of three subtables (Source Table, Scan Table, and Device Table) and send it to the workstation which controls the 45m telescope system. You can make these subtables and send Observe Table to the workstation by using a software obstable. This manual explain how to use obstable and about the parameters which you have to enter.
 
Effective 2008/2009 observing season, obstable is only available on obstable1.nro.nao.ac.jp (or ut11u.nro.nao.ac.jp). This machine is accessible only through the internal NRO network (issue "ssh -X ut11u.nro.nao.ac.jp". If the "-X" doesn't work, then try "-Y" instead). Users are responsible of remaking and resending all of the tables using this new version of obstable. Tables generated using the old version of obstable will most likely not work.

A new "Postscript" button replaces the old "Print" button. This button outputs a screen dump to a file called "obstable.ps". Users who wish a hardcopy of this file should issue "lp -d PRINTER_NAME obstable.ps" where PRINTER_NAME takes one of the arguments found here. If no PRINTER_NAME is given, the hardcopy is sent to the default printer located at the SE room on the first floor of the main building.

Contents

1. Preparation
2. How to use obstable
2.1 Startup obstable
2.2 Preparation of Source Table, Scan Table, and Device Table
• Samples of Scan Table and Device Table
2.3 Preparation of Observe Table
2.4 Basic operation
3. Parameters of Source Table
3.1 (RA,DEC) or (L,B)
3.2 (Az,El)
3.3 Solar object
3.4 Comet
4. Parameters of Scan Table
4.1 Line observation
4.2 Continuum observation
4.3 OTF (On-The-Fly mapping)
4.4 Samples
5. Parameters of Device Table
5.1 Line observation
5.2 Continuum observation
5.3 Line observation with BEARS
5.4 Samples
6. Subtables for pointing
6.1 SiO maser
6.2 Continuum source
7. Tools
7.1 SiO maser list
7.2 Continuum source list
7.3 LST Clock
7.4 Mult PA
7.5 Point Log
7.6 Obs Log
7.7 Obs Point
7.8 Schedule