2023-08-03 Meeting notes

1:45

Words from Randy

Randy

• Randy sent update on director search

• FY24 CI projects - think about instruments and software projects

• Randy will have some vacation/remote work starting Aug 16 for 2 months. Jim will be in charge when Randy is on vacation.

1:54

Words from John

John

• John on vacation Aug 4 - Aug 14, but will still be in contact

• FY24 planning is ongoing

  • Looking at ways to reduce cryo usage

• Went over engineering requests with Carolyn and Randy and will give response shortly

• Randy - need instrument availablity restrictions for 24A

1:57

UNO

Joseph Rounsaville

• UNO contact for instrument requests

• Once Joseph comes up to speed he’ll work with Bob on the requests

• Atlassian page has a lot of instrument specific requests if we can keep using that page to document everything that we want.

• Josh - must follow UNO requirements such as placing OAs and NAs on the summit.

• Link to Atlassian page: UNO readiness for Instruments

2:05

KOA Realtime Data Download Update

Chien-Hsu

• We have the web based GUI that observers can use with release on Aug 1.

• Through observer login page, additional users can be added through KOA user ids.

• Email to be sent out prior to the observing run to remind observers about this system and to remember/create KOA id for observers.

• More long term solution is a lookup table between KOA id and Keck PI login.

• Next iteration to be more integrated with KeOla electronic observing logs.

• Current version is only for the current date and refreshes at 00:00 UT.

• Also, adding PyKOA instructions to most instrument post-observing webpages.

2:18

Pyramid Wavefront Sensor Update

Max Service

• Pyramid is back operating using the KPIC DM and it is giving more stable performance. This is opaque to the observers.

• Max has sent out the new pyramid calibration procedure.

• More changes expected with the new RTC.

2:36

K1 Shutter update

• K1 shutter released for operation for tonight