Documentation
The MRO 30" is an f/13.5 telescope with achromatic focal reducing optics mounted approximately one inch behind the Cassegrain focus to create an effective focal ratio f/6.7. The focal reducing optics are optimized for the wavelength range of 3650-8520 Å. The field of view using Evora, our imaging CCD, is 8 x 8 arcminutes with a plate scale (using the default 2 x 2 binning) of 0.93 "/pixel.
the Telescope Server (runs the filter wheel)
and the (Xbox) Dome Paddle
Common Tasks
Calibration Images
Typical calibration images are presented and analyzed here (thanks to the 2018 Astro 481 class!):
IRAF Guidelines
Based closely on the very fine documentation available here: iraf.noao.edu/docs/. The most relevant have been converted to pdf and posted below:
You may also find The Zen of IRAF helpful, especially as it's "only" thirteen years out of date!