November 2-4, 2009 generic T&E

Contact: Heidi Schweiker

Attendees: Derek Guenther, Charles Corson, Heidi Schweiker, Behzad Abareshi, Dick Joyce, Pat Knezek

Plans for November 2:

Daytime: Testing of the thermal system. Project led by Derek Guenther.

Nighttime (4pm-9pm):

• Continue testing of the thermal system. Project led by Derek Guenther.

Nighttime (9pm-sunrise):

• Obtaining wavefronts and images for Dan Blanco. Project led by Charles Corson and OA.

Plans for November 3:

Daytime:

• Tertiary support maintenance (Corson)
• WHIRC PAN/fiber link testing (Abareshi, Joyce)
• Video clicker tests (Abareshi).

Nighttime:

• WTTM testing and use (Corson, Schweiker, Joyce, Abareshi),
• WTTM use and exercising (Joyce, Abareshi, OA).

Plans for November 4:

Daytime:

• Video clicker tests (Abareshi).

Nighttime (5pm-11pm):

• Observations with Hydra of h & chi Persei. Project led by Knezek.

Nighttime (11pm-sunrise):

• Thermal testing. Project led by Corson.

Plans for November 5:

This is nominally a DD night for Pierre Martin observing with MiniMo but some time can be used for T&E activities if the preceeding nights are weathered out.

May 4-6, 2009 generic T&E

Contact: Heidi Schweiker

Attendees: Charles Corson, Pat Knezek, John Glaspey, Daryl Willmarth

Plans for May 4-6:

May T&E will concentrate on addressing the tertiary support. The Bench Upgrade team will also use some on-sky time to take standards.

April 7-8, 2009 generic T&E

Contact: Charles Corson

Attendees: Charles Corson

Plans for April 7-8: April T&E will concentrate on recollimation of the optics.

Summary of 2009A T&E planning discussions

January 8-11, 2009 generic T&E

Contact: Heidi Schweiker

Attendees: Heidi Schweiker, Charles Corson, John Glaspey, Steve Howell, Dick Joyce, Doug Williams

Plans for January 8-11:

Nighttime (6pm-10pm):

• Bench on-sky acquisitions with Sparsepak or MiniMo. Project led by Knezek.
  

Nighttime (10pm-sunrise):

• Testing/parameterization of WTTM with WHIRC. Detailed plans are on the KPNO wiki pages at:
  http://sinis.tuc.noao.edu/index.php/WIYN_WTTM_and_WHIRC_Integration
  
• Occultation mask testing by Howell will also occur on the night of Jan 11.
  
• WHIRC training with Doug and Dick. Project led by Schweiker.

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