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| * JHU - nothing to report | * JHU - nothing to report | ||
| * NAPG - no report | * NAPG - no report | ||
| - | * NMSU - Moire had some questions about the ARCSAT camera (see below) | + | * NMSU - Moire had some questions about the ARCSAT camera |
| - | * Oklahoma - there was a meeting with the OU Astro group and their VPR to discuss SoonerCam (see below) | + | * Oklahoma - there was a meeting with the OU Astro group and their VPR to discuss SoonerCam |
| * Seattle - nothing to report | * Seattle - nothing to report | ||
| * UVa - nothing to report | * UVa - nothing to report | ||
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| === Additional site, telescope and instrument discussion === | === Additional site, telescope and instrument discussion === | ||
| - | We had one on-site | + | We had one on-site 3.5m user in February. The first of two groups of students from CU arrived on Sunday evening and they had their first night of training last night. Hopefully the weather will improve for them soon. |
| We continue to have troubles with the ARCTIC vacuum system. We warmed the camera up yesterday; today we should receive the replacement ion pumps (after the wrong model was sent to us originally). Once they arrive we are prepared to change them out and pump/cool the instrument before the next scheduled use in 1.5 weeks. We also hope to service the diffuser rotation mechanism during this down time. | We continue to have troubles with the ARCTIC vacuum system. We warmed the camera up yesterday; today we should receive the replacement ion pumps (after the wrong model was sent to us originally). Once they arrive we are prepared to change them out and pump/cool the instrument before the next scheduled use in 1.5 weeks. We also hope to service the diffuser rotation mechanism during this down time. | ||
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| Agile is back at the repair facility after lots of frustration with trying to get the camera working. It seems to perform fine while there but not at APO. We have a longer term plan for the replacement of Agile with a different camera (see below). | Agile is back at the repair facility after lots of frustration with trying to get the camera working. It seems to perform fine while there but not at APO. We have a longer term plan for the replacement of Agile with a different camera (see below). | ||
| - | Other instruments are performing nominally. The KOSMOS mask wheels | + | Other instruments are performing nominally. The KOSMOS mask/filter wheel had multiple failures during commanded moves; it gets stuck when moved often. When this happens it can be moved by hand and then it doesn' |
| - | APOLLO operational. We are trying to range to the new retroreflectors that were just placed on the Moon by the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost 1 lander. Lots of hard work from the APOLLO team at APO and GSFC has gone into preparing for this landing! | + | APOLLO |
| There is a new version of TUI available. | There is a new version of TUI available. | ||
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| === 2025 Q1 3.5m scheduling === | === 2025 Q1 3.5m scheduling === | ||
| - | UPDATE: | + | The Q1 schedule is almost full now. There are a couple of short slots still available (on Mar 19 and 22) but we have received requests for them already. We will not assign them until next week so we are still taking requests for those slots if there is something compelling or time critical. |
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| === IT Security === | === IT Security === | ||
| - | UPDATE: | + | No new announcements, |
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| === Status of new instrument initiatives === | === Status of new instrument initiatives === | ||
| - | We still have heard no news from NSF regarding the pre-proposal that was submitted for ASPEN. The UW Telescope Engineering Group has been working on their response to the Ocotillo Critical Design Review report. Preliminary discussions are ongoing about the possibility of replacing Agile with a more modern and capable high-speed imaging camera. We will keep this group posted | + | We still have heard no news from NSF regarding the pre-proposal that was submitted for ASPEN. The UW Telescope Engineering Group has been working on their response to the Ocotillo Critical Design Review report. It will include a revised timeline, which Nancy will share with the Users Committee once the CDR Review Panel has had a chance to react. Preliminary discussions are ongoing about the possibility of replacing Agile with a more modern and capable high-speed imaging camera. There are several elements to the instrument (camera, focal reducer, computer/ |
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| === DIS Decommissioning Plans === | === DIS Decommissioning Plans === | ||
| - | UPDATE: Nancy has drafted an instrument decommissioning document | + | The general |
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| Open action items from previous meetings: | Open action items from previous meetings: | ||
| - | * Nancy: get Mt. Cuba Foundation proposal for new KOSMOS grisms submitted. STATUS: OPEN. The proposal is done; Nancy needs to distribute it to the users who requested the grisms to ensure that their science cases are adequately described. She plans to submit it before the next Users Committee meeting. | + | * Nancy: get Mt. Cuba Foundation proposal for new KOSMOS grisms submitted. STATUS: OPEN. The proposal is done; Nancy needs to confirm with NMSU's Office of Grants and Contracts whether they need to be involved in the submission since it's a small proposal. She plans to submit it before the next Users Committee meeting. |
| * Nancy: Ensure that a short description of the impact of satellites be posted on the APO website somewhere and updated every 6 months or so. Nancy received examples of this issue from Anne Verbiscer and will get something added to the current (and new) web site. STATUS: OPEN. | * Nancy: Ensure that a short description of the impact of satellites be posted on the APO website somewhere and updated every 6 months or so. Nancy received examples of this issue from Anne Verbiscer and will get something added to the current (and new) web site. STATUS: OPEN. | ||
| * UC reps: remind your users to review the Q1 schedule and request OPEN/DD time if they can make a good case for it. STATUS: OPEN. | * UC reps: remind your users to review the Q1 schedule and request OPEN/DD time if they can make a good case for it. STATUS: OPEN. | ||
| - | Open action items from this meeting: | + | New action items from this meeting: |
| - | * None. | + | * UC reps: notify your users that there is a new version of TUI that they should download and use. |
| + | * UC reps: ask your ARCES users to look at their flat fields and let the APO staff know if they see issues with changes in flats over the course of an observation. | ||
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