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RECON

Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network

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RECON Guides

The following guides have been created to help RECON team members with telescope equipment, camera systems, and Netbooks:

RECON Checklists:

  • Sample RECON Campaign Event Timeline
  • Converting from UT to local time
  • Pre-Event Checklist
  • Observation Checklist – Condensed
  • Observation Checklist – Full
  • Post-Event Checklist

Telescope Guides:

  • One-Time Adjustment to Fix Tripod Issue
  • Telescope Guides
  • Tips on Focusing Telescope
  • CPC-1100 Hand Paddle Menu

RECON 2.0 Guides:

  • Setup telescope with new camera

RECON Laptop Guides:

  • Updating Driver to Run on Battery Power
  • Using Data Transfer Tool to Upload Files

MALLINCAM Camera Guides:

  • Setting up RECON Netbook with MALLINCAM Camera
  • Using VirtualDub to Record Video Data
  • Checking MALLINCAM Camera Settings

QHY174M/C Camera Guides

  • SharpCap Guide
  • QHY174M/C camera setup

OccultWatcher Guides:

  • Setting up OccultWatcher (OW) on Netbook
  • Signing up for an Event in OccultWatcher (OW)

Limovie Guides:

  • Updating to Current Version of Limovie
  • Using Limovie to Create Lightcurves


This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1413287, 1848621, 1413072, and 1212159. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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