Posted Apr 09, 2026
MODS Controller Upgrade – Instrument Availability Delayed
update: Apr 8th
Since the controller work has resolved the “last-column” readout issue, MODS1 is close to being released for shared-risk observations. Release of MODS2 is being held back by an issue …
Posted Mar 27, 2026
LUCI1 Detector Focus Failure (Mar 27, 2026)
At the end of the night on UT20260327, LUCI1 experienced a failure of the detector focus mechanism. The detector focus is not moving or barely moving, stuck near the negative limit, and the …
Posted Mar 27, 2026
March 27, 2026: We have recently resolved the issues with the TMS PC, and the system has been released for science use.
Posted Feb 24, 2026
There will be an LBT Users Meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at 8am Arizona time over Zoom. Please contact the sciops team for login information.
Posted Feb 17, 2026
Feb. 12, 2026: The TMS system recently experienced a hardware issue with the GPU in the PC controlling the system. A replacement GPU is currently being sourced, but for the time TMS will be offline.
Posted Jun 28, 2025
On the night of June 26 UT when moving the 2.4″ longslit into the focal plane, the mask failed to insert into the focal plane despite the software thinking so. When the instrument was opened, the grabber was found to …
