Year 2001 Archive News
News Archives
28 November 2001
An engineering run at the 90-inch was used to test
the new autoguider. The
guide camera, a 512 x 512 (1024 x 512 unmasked) frame
transfer CCD camera, was mounted at the erfle eyepiece port.
The autoguiding software combines Tcl/Tk, LabVIEW,
and C routines to provide a robust user friendly interface.
We successfully closed the loop between the autoguider
and the telescope. The system will be used at several Steward
telescopes.
Additional photos of the run are available on the
Pictures page.
2 November 2001
Steward Observatory Internal Symposium - The 90prime presentation
gives and overview and status report for the instrument.
Many of the photos used for the presentation are available on the
Pictures page.
07 October 2001
The second 90prime engineering run was conducted during
the weekend of October 5, 2001. All the engineering goals
were achieved. The ring changing and dewar mounting
procedures went smoothly. The dewar was filled
using the new LN2 system. The next engineering run
is planned for early February 2002.
Additional photos of the run are available on the
Pictures page.
18 September 2001
The optics can has been assembled, without the optics, for
use during the upcoming engineering run (Oct 5-7, 2001).
Additional photos of the optics can are available on the
Pictures page.
2 August 2001
The first 90prime engineering run was conducted during the week
of July 31, 2001. The run was a deemed a success. Additional
photos taken during the engineering run are available on the
Pictures page.
3 June 2001
A 90prime poster was presented at the 198th Meeting of the American
Astronomical Society in Pasadena, CA on June 5, 2001. The poster is
available in several formats on the
Documentation page.
30 May 2001
The "lens can" or "optics can" was delivered to Steward on May 30th.
Additional photos of the lens can are available on the
Pictures page.
15 February 2001
An engineering run was performed at the 90" with a
wooden mock-up of the prime focus instrument to check
the dome clearance. It appears there will be tight
clearance throughout the dome. Additional photos of the
mock instrument are available on the
Pictures page.
25 January 2001
The "big steel" or "new top ring" was delivered to Kitt Peak
on Jan 25th. Additional photos of the big steel are
available on the
Pictures page.
19 January 2001
The
Infrared Laboratories
dewar was delivered to the
Imaging Technology Laboratory (ITL)
on Jan 19th. Additional photos of the dewar are
available on the
Pictures page.
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University of Arizona | Department of Astronomy
Questions or Comments? gwilliams@as.arizona.edu
University of Arizona | Department of Astronomy
Questions or Comments? gwilliams@as.arizona.edu