DKIST General
Dave B. presented and update on the status of DKIST to the AURA Solar Observatory Council (SOC).
Operational Status
We are currently in week 7 of Science Operations period OCP 2.7. The OCP2.7 window closes on Saturday, July 13.
DKIST is down 7/11 due to a brush fire near the Crater Road. Updates can be found here: https://www.mauicounty.gov/
Events
SOC meeting - 6/9-6/10
Memorial for Steve Keil at NSO, Boulder - 6/12
Personnel
SciOps and OpsTools team
Accomplishments
Ongoing observing support for OCP2.7.
The Sunrise III balloon mission launched 7/10, DKIST co-observes as weather conditions and operational status permit. Flight status/trajectory of Sunrise III can be followed here: https://www.csbf.nasa.gov/map/trajectoryforecast/740NOpsForecast.htm
Finalized plan for OCP2.8.
TechOps team
Accomplishments
InstOps team
Accomplishments
Received draft VTF plan for the third campaign in November.
Finalized schedule for July Engineering 2024C.
Supported SOC discussions on instrumentation.
Created HLS Pono 8 release branch in preparation for deployment next week.
Data Center team
Accomplishments
R. Tawa presented to the SOC on the status of the DKIST Data Center.