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2024 July 1 - 5

2024 July 1 - 5

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

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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

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.

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