DKIST General
Operational Status
We are currently in week 6 of Science Operations period OCP 2.7.
Events
4th of July holiday
SOC meeting - 6/9-6/11
Memorial for Steve Keil at NSO, Boulder - 6/12
Personnel
SciOps and OpsTools team
Accomplishments
The Technical and Science Review of submitted Cycle 3 Proposals is proceeding well.
A welcome email to all Cycle 3 Proposers has been sent including information about the proposal review timeline.
Ongoing observing support for OCP2.7.
Continued on-standby for Sunrise III co-observing (daily until launch).
Draft plan for OCP2.8.
TechOps team
Accomplishments
Snow cleaning of M1, M3-M5 and heat stop - 7/2
Site power loss on 7/6 related to brush fire below park in ranch land.
Stacey (DE for 7/8) & James (ETech) went to site on Sun 7/7 am to check over facility. All power on summit down. Generator running.
HECO Power returned 2:30pm hst 7/7
Recover started first thing Mon 7/8 with all systems back up ready for obs start up by 11:20am!!!!
12:20pm mon 7/8 back on sun observing! What a team!
Prep for the coming Eng 2024C starting 7/15.
InstOps team
Accomplishments
Requistions out for 4km DM and M9b tables and legs.
Requisition for M9b optics and assembly sent to NSF for approvals.
M9b conceptual design completed.
Continued assembly of MCAO structure in lab
Project planning for IR camera resumes, RVS working on proposal for SWIR/MWIR completion.
Task planning for July engineering campaign.
Data Center team
Accomplishments
Nothing new to report.