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WIYN T&E PLANS 2010
November 15-17, 2010 generic T&E
Contact: Heidi Schweiker
Attendees: Charles Corson, Dave Mills, Behzad Abareshi, Heidi Schweiker, Doug Williams, Lori Allen
Plans for November 15:
Daytime:
- Wavefronts (Corson, OA)
- Mount Encoder Tuning (Corson)
- Incorporate WTTM & TKCOMET changes (Behzad)
- Incorporate WHIRC Engineering GUI changes (Mills)
- Test MOP abort (Mills)
- Port new version of autolog (Mills)
- Incorporate WHIRC guide probe overlay (Mills)
- Primary mirror washing (Wally, Corson)
- FF lamp change/verification with WHRIC data (Williams)
- Dust obsinit testing (Schweiker, Marshall)
Nighttime:
- Wavefronts (Corson, OA)
- Testing of daytime WTTM and WHIRC changes (Corson, Mills, OA, Schweiker)
- TKCOMET testing (Corson, OA)
- Pointing map (OA, Corson)
- Realigning of WTTM pick-off mirror (Corson, OA)
Plans for November 16:
Daytime:
- Reindexing of WNIR encoder (Corson)
- Secondary focus decollimation testing (Corson)
- Install test guide camera (Corson)
- Contingency for primary mirror washing (Wally, Corson)
- Contingency for FF lamp change/verification (Williams)
Nighttime:
- Guide camera testing (Corson, Mills)
- Contingency for WTTM, WHIRC, TKCOMET testing (Corson, Mills, OA)
- Pointing map verification (Corson, OA)
Plans for November 17:
Daytime:
- Contingency for FF lamp change/verification (Williams)
- Install of 3rd monitor at OA station (Behzad, Schweiker)
- WTTM spare computer testing - 17th or 18th (Behzad)
Nighttime:
- Contingency
- WTTM sky offsetting tests (Corson, Allen)
- WHIRC on-sky tests: standards, etc (Allen?, Joyce?)
Throughout T&E: testing of autolog (Schweiker)
October 19-21, 2010 generic T&E
Contact: Heidi Schweiker
Attendees: Charles Corson, Dick Joyce, Dave Mills, Nick Bucholz
Plans for October 19:
Daytime:
- Install/setup of test guide cameras (Corson, Mills)
Nighttime:
- On-sky testing of guide cameras (Corson, Mills, OA)
- Pointing (OA)
Plans for October 20:
Daytime: Possible WHIRC MOP modifications
Nighttime:
- On-sky testing of guide cameras (Corson, Mills, OA)
- WHIRC on-sky testing (Corson, Joyce, Mills, Bucholz)
- WTTM training (Corson, Joyce, OA)
Plans for October 21:
Daytime:
- Possible mirror washing or WHIRC testing
Nighttime:
- WHIRC contingency
- Secondary tilt correction testing (Corson, OA)
- Investigate defocus with altitude (Corson, OA)
- Lookup tables (OA)
May 25-27, 2010 generic T&E
Contact: Heidi Schweiker
Attendees: Charles Corson, Heidi Schweiker, Behzad Abareshi, Nick Mostek
Plans for May 25:
Daytime:
- Install/setup of Mostek LBL chip on the bench (Corson, Mostek, OS)
Nighttime:
- On-sky testing of Mostek LBL chip (Mostek)
- Lookup tables (OA)
Plans for March 26:
Daytime: OPEN
Nighttime:
- Continuation of Mostek LBL chip on-sky testing (Mostek)
Plans for March 27:
Daytime:
- Dust obsinit testing (Marshall)
- Mac mini 2 install (Abareshi, Schweiker)
Nighttime:
- Thermal data collection (OA, Corson)
March 24-26, 2010 generic T&E
Contact: Heidi Schweiker
Attendees: Charles Corson, Heidi Schweiker, Behzad Abareshi, Dick Joyce, Tom Wolfe, John Glaspey
Plans for March 24:
Daytime:
- Testing of the WTTM x/y stage and APDs (Corson)
- Dome control testing (Tom Wolfe)
- Bench MCB verification data (Glaspey)
- Testing of sound server on Cork (Abareshi, Schweiker)
- Tuning of video amplification system (Abareshi, Corson)
- Testing of obsinit on Cork (Marshall, Glaspey)
Nighttime:
- Testing of WTTM offsetting on sky.
- Testing of telescope offsetting with WHIRC when there are rotator angle offsets. (Corson, Joyce, Abareshi, Schweiker, OA)
Plans for March 25:
Daytime:
- Thermal testing (Corson).
Nighttime:
- Continuation of thermal testing (Corson, OA) either using the Finger Lakes camera or the wavefront camera.
- Lookup tables (OA)
Plans for March 26:
Daytime:
- Contingency.
- WHIRC PTC data (Joyce)
Nighttime:
- Contingency.
- WHIRC observing (Tremonti group), if all else is finished (Joyce, observer)
Other items if time and personnel are available:
- Hydra 8051 spare card testing (Hutchinson, Abareshi)
- Wnir rotator investigation (Corson)
Notes: The APD's will be tested prior to the T&E. Sometime during the T&E Dick would like to repeat the PTC data (series of many dome flats).
January 26-28, 2010 generic T&E
Contact: Heidi Schweiker
Attendees: Charles Corson, Heidi Schweiker, Behzad Abareshi, Dick Joyce
Plans for January 26:
Daytime:
- Testing of the WTTM x/y stage. Project led by Charles Corson.
Nighttime:- Testing of WTTM offsetting on sky.
- Testing of telescope offsetting with WHIRC when there are rotator angle offsets.
Plans for January 27:
Daytime:
- Thermal testing (Corson).
Nighttime:
- Continuation of thermal testing (Corson, OA) either using the Finger Lakes camera or the wavefront camera.
Plans for January 28:
Daytime:
-
Contingency.
Nighttime:
-
Contingency.
Notes: The APD's will be tested prior to the T&E. Sometime during the T&E Dick would like to repeat the PTC data (series of many dome flats).
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