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DKIST staff and DKIST Ambassadors attended the Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) Summer School 7/29 - 8/2 (see photo below). Several DKIST staff members presented at the Summer School.
Visit to DKIST by the NOIRLab Head of Engineering Services and Head of Systems Engineering - 8/13
Visit to DKIST by a Rubin AIV manager - 8/12
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Identified an issue in the WFC system on 8/7, caused by a failing custom DM controller board. Replacing it with a spare and re-aligning the system fixed the issue
Identified an issue with the Cryo-NIRSP Context Imager camera controller. Issue continues to be investigated.
Identified a problem with the new VBI red power-on script. Issue was mitigated.
Acquired focus data for the DL-NIRSP to verify focus position. Data analysis will commence in the future.
Prepared VISP for flare observations, an
Data Center team
Accomplishments
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