AO Operations
Randy Campbell

WM Keck Observatory has over 11 years experience using adaptive optics
for scientific observations and approximately 6 of those years have
included laser guide star adaptive optics, LGSAO.  WMKO formed an AO
Operations team that focuses its efforts on observing support,
calibrations, maintenance, and ongoing improvements to the system. The
AO Ops team works to achieve high performance while meeting the
scientific needs of the community of approximately 120 nights per
year. An overview of Keck's AO systems, the operations, and some of
the calibration procedures that are routinely carried out will be
discussed. An LGSAO science example will also be presented; OSIRIS
observations of the classical nova, V723 Cassiopeia.