January 2-4, 2018

Plan for January 2

Daytime:

• Instrument change from Hydra to IAS

Nighttime:

• No activities planned

Plan for January 3

Daytime:

• Instrument change continued
• VPH grating checkout/training
• Facility construction TBD

Nighttime:

• Pointing maps - OA

Plan for January 4

Daytime:

• Cool ODI & WHIRC
• Facility construction TBD

Nighttime:

• WHIRC/WTTM, WIFOE, ODI checkouts
• Wavefronts - OA

May 22-23, 2017 T&E

Plan for May 22

Daytime:

• Instrument change from IAS to Hydra

Nighttime:

• No activities planned

Plan for May 23

Daytime:

• Instrument change continued
• Initial Hydra/telescope checkout
• Azimuth/Elevation Drive surface clean and checks
• Balance azimuth

Nighttime:

• Azimuth tuning, LVDTs checks, load cells as time allows

April 5-6, 2017 Generic T&E

Plan for April 5

Daytime:

• No activities planned

Nighttime:

• WTTM tip/tilt mirror check
• 12pt pointing map to verify archiver is working
• 72pt pointing map, tracking from North
• Tracking tests and Windshake tests
• 2:15am NESSI Observing

April 5 end of night notes

Plan for April 6

Daytime:

• ODI flat fields

Nighttime:

• ODI sky flats
• Update pointing model
• Continuation of pointing/tracking/windskake tests

March 6-8, 2017 Generic T&E

Plan for March 6

Daytime:

• Hydra removal (EM, Emily)
• WHIRC pumpdown (EM)
• NESSI mods (Mark E, Nic S)

Nighttime:

• Telescope not usable

Plan for March 7

Daytime:

• IAS install (EM, Emily)
• WHIRC/NESSI install (EM, Emily, Mark, Nic)
• TCS update (Erik)
• Computer room assessment and rearrangement (Rob, Erik)
• AZ balancing (Rob)

Nighttime:

• WHIRC/WTTM checkout (OA, Heidi, Rob)
• NESSI checkout (Mark, Nic)
• Pointing verification (OA, Rob)
• 72-point Pointing Map (OA)
• Tracking test (OA)

Plan for March 8

Daytime:

• Telemetry checks - Inclinometer/Load Cells/LVDT (Rob, Emily)

Nighttime:

• Wavefronts & ODI Coma check (Daniel, Rob, Emily)
• ODI Condensation check (Daniel)
• Lookup table test (OA, Rob, Emily)

TE Notes

Load Cell Differential

February 6-7, 2017 Generic T&E

Daytime:

• Hydra work (Emily, Heidi, Erik, Rob)
  • Z-axis / Gripper Checks
  • Update procedures for adjusting axis and gripper assembly
  • Check tolerances / adjustments (warmer operating temperatures)
• Elevation / Azimuth Drives (Cleaning / Inspection) (Emily, Heidi, Rob)
• Elevation Balancing (Checks / Overview) (Emily, Heidi, Rob) - AzLogger
• Azimuth Balancing (Check) Mech Level (Rob, Emily)

Nighttime:

• Pointing Verification
• Pointing Map (72 pt) (use wrap in the north)
• Verify / Check Hydra Changes
• Tracking Test - Stability

TE Summary - Rob

Pointing Model results - Jan 17

Azimuth Motor Currents indicating fault

January 11-12, 2017 Generic T&E

Plan for January 11

Daytime:

• ODI Removal and Transport to IHF
• Azimuth Balancing and attitude measurements: LVDT/Load Cells/Inclinometers

Nighttime:

• 2 Full Pointing Maps using (N) as the wrap
    1st with 4 deg/sec changes in Az
    2nd with 2 deg/sec velocity changes
  ** During pointing tests - run azimuth logger
  ** NOTE: garage door / louvres (open / closed / partially open (approx. in feet))

Plan for January 12

Daytime:

• Evaluate Pointing Maps - Update Model
• Azimuth Drive Motor - Increase Clamping Force on the Friction Drive (Amount TBD)
• Azimuth Attitude Measurements: LVDT/Load Cells/Inclinometers

Nighttime:

• 2 Full Pointing Maps using (N) as the wrap
    1st with 4 deg/sec changes in Az
    2nd with 2 deg/sec velocity changes (potentially adjust this to 3 deg./sec)
  ** During pointing tests - run azimuth logger
  ** NOTE: garage door / louvres (open / closed / partially open (approx. in feet))

December 19-21, 2016 Generic T&E

Plan for December 19

Daytime:

• Remove IAS / Install Hydra
• ODI pumpdown initiated

Nighttime:

• Nothing scheduled

Plan for December 20

Daytime:

• Remove IAS/ Install Hydra cont'd
• Hydra checkout
• Azimuth Axis Checkout / Balancing
• ODI Cooldown initiated

Nighttime:

• Hydra Checkout - On sky (TBD)
• Dome Closed Observing (Azimuth Logger Running - Baseline Azimuth and Elevation Axis Parameters)
• Pointing Verification (25 pt. with Azimuth Logger Running - Please start a new file)
• ODI Tests - (Daniel / Wilson)

Plan for December 21

Daytime:

• ODI checkout
• Cass Port Tests - theodolite measurements
• Hydra - priority (TBD of previous days tests)

Nighttime:

• Hydra Checkout - On sky (TBD)
• ODI tests & observing (Daniel/Wilson/Jayadev)
• Pointing map (TBD)

November 16-17, 2016 Generic T&E

Plan for November 16

Daytime:

• Remove NESSI / Install WIFOE - Gradpk (EM - Mark Everett)
• WIFOE checkout (Susan or Di)
• Cass Port (NEID Port) Checkout (Emily - Rob)

Nighttime:

• WIFOE - Gradpk Checkout (OA, Susan or Di)
• WIFOE Camera images to estimate s/n for exposures of a few to tens of seconds (OA, Susan or Di)
• Pointing verification 25 points with Azimuth Logger running (OA - Rob)

Plan for November 17

Daytime:

• sectilt.tcl checkout and adjust (Jayadev - Erik)
• Az / El Checkout and Balancing (Rob - Bob S.)

Nighttime:

• sectilt checkout (wavefronts) (OA - Erik)
• WHIRC WTTM - checkout tip-tilt guide mirror (OA / EM)
• Pointing verification 25 points with Azimuth Logger running (OA - Rob)

End of night notes Nov 17 - Christian

TE Summary - Rob

June 21-22, 2016 Generic T&E

Plan for June 20

Daytime:

• ODI - improved baffle flat field data acquisition (Daniel)

Nighttime:

• ODI narrow band IQ evaluation (Daniel)
• Exploration of secondary coma correction process based on ODI wave front imaging (Daniel)
• Pointing verification (OA)

Plan for June 21

Daytime:

• ODI - improved baffle flat field data acquisition (Daniel)

Nighttime:

• Contingency. If not needed, given back to science (WOCS program with Hydra)

May 16-21, 2016 Generic T&E

Note: No daytime plans during this T&E. Only 1st 1/2 nights available for T&E

Plan for May 16

Nighttime:

• WHIRC script testing (OA)

Plan for May 17

Nighttime:

• New pointing map installation/test (JR/HS)

Plan for May 18

Nighttime:

• New pointing map installation/test [backup night](Jayadev/Heidi)
• If not needed for pointing tests, ODI test will commence (Harbeck)

Plan for May 19

Nighttime:

• Hexpak/Gradpak tests (Harmer/Willmarth)

Plan for May 20

Nighttime:

• Hexpak/Gradpak tests [backup night](Harmer/Willmarth)
• If not needed for IFU tests, ODI test will commence (Harbeck)

Plan for May 21

Nighttime:

• WHIRC tests & startup (Joyce)

April 25-26, 2016 Generic T&E

Plans for April 25

Daytime:

• AZ tuning investigations (PDunlop, LReddell)

Nighttime:

• ODI testing ~1hr (Harbeck)
• DSSI queue (Howell, Everett)

Plans for April 26

Daytime:

• AZ tuning investigations (PDunlop, LReddell)

Nighttime:

• Given to back to science (Salzer)

January 26 & 27, 2016 Generic T&E

Plans for January 26

Daytime:

• Hydra gripper cleaning (EM)

Nighttime:

• ODI U-band photometric calibration (Daniel/Wilson)
• ODI rotational guiding tests (Daniel/Wilson)
• 2nd 1/2: OA testing TBD (OA)

Plans for January 27

Daytime:

• ODI dome flat testing (Daniel/Wilson)

Nighttime:

• Contingency for ODI tests (Daniel/Wilson)
• Simmons camera testing (Di)
• OA testing TBD (OA)

Previous T&E Plans

• T&E plans for 2015
• T&E plans for 2014
• T&E plans for 2013
• T&E plans for 2012
• T&E plans for 2011
• T&E plans for 2010
• T&E plans for 2009
• T&E plans for 2008

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