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| - | ==== APO 3.5-m Users Committee Meeting, | + | ==== APO 3.5-m Users Committee Meeting, |
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| * Seattle - thanks for help with recent site visit; we are still working out bugs related to aligning slit masks | * Seattle - thanks for help with recent site visit; we are still working out bugs related to aligning slit masks | ||
| * Washington - nothing to report | * Washington - nothing to report | ||
| - | * Georgia State - - nothing to report | + | * Georgia State - nothing to report |
| * Colorado - nothing to report | * Colorado - nothing to report | ||
| * Oklahoma - nothing to report | * Oklahoma - nothing to report | ||
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| === Additional telescope and instrument discussion === | === Additional telescope and instrument discussion === | ||
| - | We have had reasonable weather, although it has been very variable lately. In October into November we will be busy with class visits (NMSU followed by UVa followed by BYU). The M3 rotation issue was fixed. Efforts are still underway to improve the telescope balance and motion errors | + | We have had reasonable weather, although it has been very variable lately. In October into November we will be busy with class visits (NMSU followed by UVa followed by BYU). The M3 rotation issue was fixed. Efforts are still underway to improve the telescope balance and motion errors; next month we will tune the position integral derivatives (PID) parameters. We did restore the slew velocity settings and that seems to have improved things. |
| We have a used 7-position filter wheel that was donated by Oliver Fraser at UW to replace the broken one on the 0.5m. It is now installed and working, and we thank UW for the donation! | We have a used 7-position filter wheel that was donated by Oliver Fraser at UW to replace the broken one on the 0.5m. It is now installed and working, and we thank UW for the donation! | ||
| - | The instruments are generally behaving. The KOSMOS disperser wheel recently had an issue, where the command will sometimes time out when moving from red to blue. We have a plan for fixing it when it gets stuck, and have strategies laid out for how to deal with it if the problem recurs. | + | The instruments are generally behaving. The KOSMOS disperser wheel recently had an issue where the command will sometimes time out when moving from red to blue. We have a plan for fixing it when it gets stuck, and have strategies laid out for how to deal with it if the problem recurs. |
| - | Regarding our recent cybersecurity efforts, we have been forced to clamp down on the outward facing computers. This has had no affect on operations (so far). We are looking at using Bit Defender, an enterprise-level service to lock down servers and prevent viruses. If anyone has an experience with using Bit Defender, please let Jamey know. Muk asked how frequently the site servers are backed up, noting that it was thanks to the daily backups that allowed | + | Regarding our recent cybersecurity efforts, we have been forced to clamp down on the outward facing computers. This has had no affect on operations (so far). We are looking at using Bit Defender, an enterprise-level service to lock down servers and prevent viruses. If anyone has an experience with using Bit Defender, please let Jamey know. Muk asked how frequently the site servers are backed up, noting that it was thanks to the daily backups that Gemini |
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| * do you anticipate your needs for high cadence imaging to change or increase in light of upcoming discoveries (e.g. with LSST)? | * do you anticipate your needs for high cadence imaging to change or increase in light of upcoming discoveries (e.g. with LSST)? | ||
| - | Muk reported that regularly used Agile and will have to see how ARCTIC works for him to determine whether it will meet his scientific needs. The larger FOV of ARCTIC will help, and the detector is more sensitive so he could go to shorter exposures. He asked if ARCTIC' | + | Muk reported that he regularly used Agile and will have to see how ARCTIC works for him to determine whether it will meet his scientific needs. The larger FOV of ARCTIC will help, and the detector is more sensitive so he could go to shorter exposures. He asked if ARCTIC' |
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| APO will once again have a booth at the January AAS meeting; in 2024 the meeting will be in New Orleans. We hope that many 3.5m users will present results enabled by observations made at APO, and that we can get some help staffing the booth. More details to come next month. | APO will once again have a booth at the January AAS meeting; in 2024 the meeting will be in New Orleans. We hope that many 3.5m users will present results enabled by observations made at APO, and that we can get some help staffing the booth. More details to come next month. | ||
| - | Nancy reminded everyone that 2024 will mark the 30th anniversary of operations at APO and the 3.5m. In 2014 there was a big bash at the Visitors Center, which included science talks and many of the founding members coming back to visit. In 2019 we held a strategic planning meeting, in conjunction with a 25th anniversary celebration dinner. Do we want to do anything for the 30th anniversary? | + | Nancy reminded everyone that 2024 will mark the 30th anniversary of operations at APO and the 3.5m. In 2014 there was a big bash at the Visitors Center, which included science talks and many of the founding members coming back to visit. In 2019 we held a strategic planning meeting, in conjunction with a 25th anniversary celebration dinner. |
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| === All Other Business === | === All Other Business === | ||
| - | Muk - possible to get GPS for ARCTIC - RM - have to reprogram ICC, Bill - not easy | + | None. |
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