Attendance Onkar, Gabriel, Shreyansh, Nathan, Meyer, Eric, Roy
Date/Time 11/30/22 12:00-6:00PM
Spaces Occupied: 401, Control Room, Dome
Goals
- Dry run gam removal
- See if baffle tube thing can be removed easily
- get MAC addresses for the security cameras
- instrument rotator installation plan (Dr. M + Erik)
Log
Gam:
- just straight up removed it
- used the erik gam removal apparatus to lower gam carefully down from telescope base to a lower position
- can be described as an elevator or forklift
- rule of thumb four people needed for this operation
- one on the apparatus brake
- one on the apparatus wheel
- two physically spotting the gam (holding its sides so it doesn't fall
- carried physically to Meyer lab in 306 for cleaning and inspection
- "scope without the GAM, the central black bit is actually a flange that holds the primary light baffle, which we have now removed." - meyer
Baffle Tube Thing:
- also straight up lowered and removed
- in Meyer possession to be cleaned aggressively with yard hose
- when step 2 is done, obs experts (onkar, jackson, matt, tara, and/or natalie) will install flocking material and reinstall into telescope
MAC Addresses:
- WIP, see comments from Roy and Gabriel
Instrument Rotator:
Onkar and Eric will performe functions test of scope on Thursday at 10:00AM