2008 Winter Observing Report

PROJECT: Array Development - Full Mode !!!

INSTRUMENT:

* Name that beam combiner ? ? ?

* Below 2008 opening season in the Chara control room with multiple instruments running. Quotes - Ming the carts are fine !!!
Dave B. NO !!! " Go Vega ....Go Pavo !!!", I Lv MIRC & Champ and We shall miss you Dr. Merand !!!

WX: 2/2008 4 ft of snow... then 8" of rain then... another foot of snow !!!

* View looking outside of control room window * Control Room Soft drink & beer cooler

ENGENEERING & DEVELOPMENT:

* Making way for three beams in NIRO

* Cleaning and Aluminization of S1 & S2 Mirrors * Glo from addition of Nitrogen into bell jar, torr 10-5

    * Laszlo and the new TAZ assessing the telescope optical alignment

                                                                                                              * A snap shot of Saturn of course - Nice !!!

* Installation of freshly coated primarys for S1 & S2.

NOTES:

   * A very large box of goodies for the new observing season - Thanks Steve Ridgway !!!!

                                                                                                                     * Steve Golden

     * We are ready for Observations - On Sky 2008 or Bust.

*** FLASH : New Chara ID cards - Requests see moi ;-)

****** Happy data gathering see you all this year !!!!!

****** ENDNIGHT - Us !!!!