2025-08-28 Meeting notes

1:03

Words from Jim

Jim

• Self-eval form out, due Sept 10 (to HR)

• Pier repair starts Sunday

  • Greg and Grant from our group will be pulled in to Pier Repair

  • Need to shift some support nights

• Shutter work ongoing

  • Not learning when we’ll be back to computer control. Still parking at 55.

  • Lots of light leaks at this park position.

  • Maybe because they're not letting the shutters touch?

  • Any work planned for K1 shutter?

    • Had been speed imbalance faults, resolved.

    • Top shutter fault last night will be looked at.

    • K1 shutter can be tensioned in two locations, so easier. Wire ropes are thinner on K1.

  • Some chatter about additional wire rope replacements on K2. Not scheduled.

    • May use some of the pier repair contractors

    • Lots of questions about this process and schedule and how it might affect observing

  • Jim recommends that we start talking to community (i.e. at KSM) about shutdowns.

    • e.g. Still have K2 dome drive issues, last gearbox change was difficult.

• HS student

  • Original job description is for a data science lean

  • Do we have other projects?

  • Would work limited time during school year, more in summer

1:25

Switch Upgrade Checkout

• Sept 4 (Thursday)

• Email from Jeff about recovery planning

• Josie and Matt will be at summit at 6am to get handoff from OAs and will commence work

• That night is engineering (PCS), prior night is split and there will be no morning cals

• What traffic will go away during work?

  • Not clear yet

• Kyle: assume all connections will be interrupted, possibility for shenanigans on all networks

1:32

Instrument Champions

Jim

• How best to ensure instruments are ready?

• Under UNO need to ensure instruments are ready to go.

• Jim submitted ECR for intermediate check on SIAS

  • Instrument Release to SA

  • Instrument Checked out (meant for SA to do)

  • Telescope Release

• Not going to check out standby instruments

  • Concern is that support techs check out standby first, then on sky delaying release

• ToO instruments need to get marked as required for the night

• Also need to be disciplined about marking offline instruments at not available (for ToOs)

• Automated checkout should be an option

• Magiq troubleshooting, is that us or SWOC?

  • We get first call.

• Timeline for new release system?

  • Tied to UNO

2:00

Revive SA Coffee?

Josh

• Twice per week

• Tuesday and Thursdays at 2pm

• Snacks using morale money?

• @Josh Walawender Ask Erika to make calendar entry

• In person, not hybrid

2:04

SA Lunch

All

• Money left in morale fund

• Have ~$25-30 per person left

• Lunch before next SA meeting? Project like last year (lego galaxies)?

• Lunch out on 11th before this meeting? Merrimans

  • @Rosalie McGurk to make reservation

2:12

Evolving Instrument Accounts & Conking

Josh

• How do we want to use numbered accounts going forward?

  • KPF only uses kpf1 in practice

  • Less need for conking?

  • More split nights

• SCALES will use AD accounts

• VNC checkouts using another account are convenient

2:27

Pau!