Posted Sep 10, 2022
We have recently made some changes to our observing workstations, retiring several stations and renaming others. The old 32-bit mountain workstations obs2 and obs3 have been retired, and obs4 has been renamed obs-32bit. The former 64-bit machines, obs5 and obs6 …
Posted Jul 08, 2022
To satisfy the requirements that LBTO data archived and distributed to partners be IVOA-compliant, a WCS was
added to MODS headers at the end of April 2022. MODS data taken on and after 2022-04-29 UT will contain a
spatial WCS …
Posted May 12, 2022
Regarding PEPSI scheduling for the remainder of 2022A, the PEPSI team will be conducting their fourth and final run using the 1.8 m VATT plus fiber feed to PEPSI for their TESS campaign tied to ecliptic pole visibility. Their …
Posted Mar 28, 2022
The LUCI1 1.5/2.0 Longslit mask experienced a MOS mask failure moving from turnout to FPU. During this failure the mask rotator failed to move and the mask stuck in an intermediate state. This MOS error could be caused by loose …
Posted Mar 01, 2022
During operations last night there was a MODS slitmask fault error:
2022-03-01T06:08:37.819582 M2.IE>MC2 ERROR: SLITMASK SLITMASK=FAULT Mechanism out-of-position, in-position sensor not asserted. Reset SLITMASK to recover
Visual inspection of the mask loading port showed damage to the upper part of …
Posted Feb 21, 2022
The LUCI1 AO Patrol field is pending remeasurement after a recent intervention. The field has slightly changed. Users should avoid selecting stars too close to the edge of the field as they appear in the OT as there …
