99% remote spectroscopy

I have made two additions on the observatory: one Gembird SIS-PMS USB controled power plug for the dome (mount, robofocus, dome control & light) and one EnerGenie EG-PMS-LAN network controled power plug for the PC, echelle calibration lamps, USB hub & the Atik 460 CCD camera.

This allow me to do an almost 100% remote observation. I still have to press a button for the 18V power supply for the Losmandy Titan mount Gemini controler. It is a high end laboratory power supply but it does require manual intervention to power on - what a crap! OK, a new power supply is now on my shopping list...

Otherwise, I can switch ON all the equipment, open the dome, do all the spectra acquisition & calibration and then close the dome and switch everything OFF at the end.

Next step is to observe remotely from another location and to use more PRISM scripting functions to automate more the observations.