20221012

Attendance

• Onkar

• Jackson

• Matt

• Tara

Date & Time

8P-12A

Spaces Occupied

• Control Room

• Dome

Goals

• Get images of moon and/or stellar objects

• Calibrate pointing

Action Items/Things Done

Glorious Cables

1. Plugged in CMOS to Data Computer (DaCo) directly

2. Connected CMOS to DaCo via Long Blue Data Cable (LBD Cable)
   
   

   1. Worked for once in its life

3. As we were taking a long exposure, SharpCap lost the camera ~45 min in to obs session

4. Disconnected all cables, reconnected
   
   

   1. DaCo to LBD, LBD to USB-A, USB-A to USB-B cable specifcially, USB-B to CMOS

   2. NOTHING

5. Brought CMOS downstars, plugged directly into DaCo via same USB-A to USB-B cable
   
   

   1. NOTHING

6. Restarted SharpCap

   1. NOTHING

7. Restarted DaCo

   1. SOMETHING?

8. Not sure why, SharpCap recognized CMOS after DaCo restart

   1. worked with USB-C to USB-B cable

   2. worked with USB-A to USB-B cable

9. back upstairs we go

10. CMOS reinstalled into big boi

    1. CMOS to USB-B USB-C cable to laptop hub to LBD

       1. nothing

    2. CMOS to USB-B USB-A cable to laptop hub to LBD

       1. still nothing

    3. CMOS to USB-B USB-A cable to LBD
       
       

       1. wtf it works

Wonderful Mirrors

Data Cable seems fine who even knows at this point. same with CMOS

1. We opened the mirror doors per SOP (At zenith)

2. Onkar and Jackson checked mirror doors, they dain't open correctly.

   1. The south mirror door was underneath west and east doors
      
      

      1. predicting that they did not close properly last time

   2. north door opened fully

   3. west and east doors tried to open, refused

3. Set mirror doors to neutral
   
   

   1. This is widely regarded as an excellent move.

   2. Jackson found a piece of fabric from the center cylinder had been displaced

      1. removed the fabric, now currently in the control room, probably should reinstall with new adhesive or replace with new fabric material.

   3. SO the doors nested improperly.

   4. West and East were on top of South AGAIN

   5. So North would open, and South would be stuck AGAIINNNNN

   6. Mirror doors would be like, "Hey, something's wrong." And then nothing would happen AAAGAAAAAINNNNN

   7. HAMMER TIME - THE SEQUEL
      
      

      1. Tara Jackson, Matt, and Onkar fixed it.

      2. Removed pins from East and West

      3. Unplugged East, West and NOT SOUTH

      4. Fastened East and West open via velcro

      5. Opened North and South with switchermabob

      6. Verified that North and South opened and closed. Left them in open

      7. Manually closed East and West

      8. Closed North and South with switchermabob

      9. Plugged in East and West

      10. Verified it all opened at Zenith

      11. Prayed that it nested properly this time (probably didnt nest properly this time)

   8. Roy helped by giving us emotional support over the phone

   9. The end

Observations list:

1. Vega for pointing

2. Moon, big

3. Firework galaxy (NGC 6946)

   1. probably were looking at it, no clear galactic structure

4. M57, pretty

5. Stephans Quintet (stefan? stepean? steven?)

6. Uranus, moon too bright

7. Bubble Nebula (C11), no bubble

Notes

• Long Blue Data Line is still weird

• South Motor is still finnicky

• Laptop Hub may not work? Need to test with other USB devices