2020-11-19 Meeting notes

1:03

Remote control wish list for instruments

Josh

• We need to provide UNO with lists of changes to instrument power distribution. Do we want anything on the instruments remotely controllable that isn’t right now?

1:07

Introduction

Luca

• Introducing Max Brodheim who is new scientific software engineer on DSI

1:11

Words from John

John

• Praise from SSC and NIKUG for the instrument reports

• DSI design is happening. First prototype will be KCWI.

• Jeff Mader and team are working on immediate ingestion of data to KOA to make it available to users during the night.

• John is soliciting feedback on all staff meeting.

• John will distribute the open minutes from SSC and NIKUG.

• NIKUG (NASA users) like at home observing.

1:19

Remote Observing

Josh

• Observer Login Page now has link for observers to upload ssh key

• The API key is the important info observers need to add to local_config

• Can still force an ssh key deploy, but 8 am cron will “unrelease” those keys not associated with scheduled observer

• Association of ObsID to remote observing request is still manual

• Here is the new staff guide for v2: https://keckobservatory.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MOSD/pages/478740483

• Provide Josh feedback on readme in new software on GitHub (dev branch) and on the above staff guide

1:38

Newsletter

Luca

• New newsletter format

• What interesting has happened in the last few months?

• Send newsletter worthy topics to Luca. We must be interesting on order to not be unsubscribed.

• Luca will be soliciting newsletter items periodically

1:43

Instrument Release

Luca

• We need to finalize this effort, it has been discussed before and stalled near completion

• Motivated by recent LRIS release requirements confusion

• Support Techs did not know LRIS needed lengthy afternoon calibrations

• Let’s finalize a table of info on instruments

• Confusion came about because they thought they could not release LRIS until afternoon fill was done, but we don’t rotate, so there’s no conflict.

• Support Techs would like consistent rules

• Jim: Some of this is already in their procedures (including a 2pm instrument release goal)

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1:57

Pau!