The keys may be obtained in RLM 13.122 before 4pm on the day you are scheduled to observe. Do not depend on the observatory director to let you in on Public Night, UT Night or Group Tour Night. The keys are transferred from one observer to the next one. It is strongly recommended that each observer make arrangements with the next observer to transfer the keys. The last observer on a week night, or at the end of a weekend, must return the keys to RLM 13.122 by noon the following day.
Key transfer is totally the responsibility of the observers.
It is expected that observers will be as circumspect in the transferring of keys as they would be in the handling of the telescope. Frequently, notes to the observers appear on the bulletin board next to the sign-up sheet. The Observatory is located on top of T.S. Painter Hall on 24th street. The dome can be seen on the top of the building from the street. Take the southwest stairway up to the 5th floor and then follow the signs.