| 07/29/05 |
12:00 |
12M |
I have posted last years 12 meter receiver tsys
measurements. Look here for
the information. |
News |
| 07/28/05 |
11:30 |
ARO |
All data from both the 12 Meter and the SMT have been
archived and removed from the telescope computers. If you need access to
your 2004-2005 observing season data, please contact the Operations Manager
to obtain a copy of your data. All archive data will be delivered in either
DVD-R or CD-R format. |
News |
| 07/05/05 |
8:00 |
ARO |
The recent Deep Impact Comet Bash was a huge success. Look
here for the
latest news on all ARO involvement. |
News |
| 06/30/05 |
14:30 |
ARO |
Portions of our involvement with the Deep Impact comet event
will be broadcast live from our Tucson offices Sunday night. All three
Tucson affiliates will have camera crews in Steward observatory to provide
live feeds for their 10:00 PM news shows. Stefanie Milan will be observing
remotely, using both telescopes, from room 154. Channel 12 from Phoenix, the
NBC affiliate, will be interviewing Stefanie at 5:45 & 6:45 AM for
their morning show. |
News |
| 06/30/05 |
14:00 |
ARO |
This coming Sunday night, both telescopes of the ARO
observatory will be monitoring the Deep Impact of comet Tempel 1.
Look here for more info. |
News |
| 06/29/05 |
14:00 |
SMT |
The Maser was removed from the SMT and will be shipped back
to MIT for repairs and calibration. It will be shipped back and installed in
time for next Springs VLBI run. |
News |
| 06/27/05 |
16:30 |
ARO |
The 12 meter tipper is being shipped to Chile today on a
loaner basis to do preliminary site testing for the GMT. It will be back at
the 12 meter in time for this Falls observing season. |
News |
| 06/27/05 |
12:00 |
12M |
After replacing just about everything in the 23mm cryogenic
system, the receiver is finally cold. |
Fixed |
| 06/21/05 |
12:00 |
ARO |
We are announcing a Internal
call for observing proposals for
the Fall 2005 observing season. The deadline is August 1st. If you have any
questions please contact Kiriaki Xilouris,
kxiluri{at}as{dot}arizona{dot}edu.
Click
here for details. |
News |
| 06/13/05 |
16:00 |
SMT |
The Liebert UPS was repaired with a new input filter. |
Fixed |
| 06/13/05 |
12:00 |
SMT |
A new up to date status report for the Forbes Filter Bank
can be found here. |
News |
| 06/07/05 |
04:00 |
SMT |
Last Friday, 06/03/05, the Liebert UPS system failed while
on a MGIO supplied generator.
Here is a report on the weekends activities attempting to bypass this
UPS and restore the computer system until at which time the main UPS can be
repaired by Titan Power. |
Bad News |
| 05/25/05 |
16:00 |
ARO |
I have posted a copy of the Forbes Filter Bank design report
here. |
News |
| 05/12/05 |
10:00 |
ARO |
The "Rebel Alliance" has struck Steward Observatory.
Look here. |
News |
| 04/18/05 |
08:00 |
SMT |
The moths have returned to the SMT.
Here is a picture of the
first one... |
Bad News |
| 04/11/05 |
19:00 |
SMT |
The JT 1.3mmsis receiver was
returned back to
the downtown labs for further repairs. |
Ongoing |
| 04/11/05 |
10:00 |
SMT |
The new Forbes Filter Banks where taken to the SMT today.
Here are details of this
transportation. |
News |
| 04/07/05 |
18:00 |
12M |
The tipper has, once again, been taken downtown for repairs. |
Ongoing |
| 03/18/05 |
12:00 |
12M |
The LAPLACE Astrobiology exchange program with the
University of Washington was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Here is a link to
information on this event. |
News |
| 03/11/05 |
17:30 |
ARO |
We have finally got a 'Observer Comment Sheet" working and
ready for use. You can find it here. |
News |
| 03/10/05 |
14:00 |
12M |
The 225 GHz tipper has been repaired and returned to
service. |
Fixed |
| 02/17/05 |
15:30 |
12M |
I have posted new versions of the
12 Meter Observers
Manual in html format. Also available
here in pdf form. |
News |
| 02/14/05 |
12:30 |
SMT |
This last weekend saw another 36" of snow fall on an already
good snow pack on Mt. Graham.
Here are a few pictures. |
News |
| 02/09/05 |
10:00 |
SMT |
The 1mmsis JT receiver was
transported to Mt. Graham after
repairs in the Steward Lab. |
News |
| 02/02/05 |
14:00 |
12M |
The 225 GHz tipper has been removed from service and taken
downtown for repairs. |
Ongoing |
| 01/28/05 |
15:00 |
ARO |
ARO has completed and submitted it's report to the
Radio,
Millimeter and Submillimeter Planning Group.
Here is a link to our
submission. |
News |
| 01/20/05 |
14:00 |
ARO |
Several members of the ARO organization attended the the AAS
meeting the first week of January.
Here is a link to posters and photos. |
News |
| 01/19/05 |
17:30 |
SMT |
The CPU board in the 'apex' computer system was replaced.
This repair will hopefully address the spat of spontaneous reboots we were
experiencing with this system. |
Fixed |
| 01/19/05 |
12:00 |
SMT |
Engineers have discovered a broken IR filter in the optics of the 19 Channel
bolometer. This hopefully explains the inability of the bolometer to cool down
fully. Repairs are underway. |
Ongoing |
| 01/18/05 |
09:00 |
ARO |
Proposals are currently being accepted for the Spring 2005 observing season
which ends June 30, 2005. The deadline for submission is Feb 7th, 2005. Click
here for details. |
News |
| 01/13/05 |
14:30 |
SMT |
It appears that the 19 Channel Bolometer is having troubles
getting cold enough to work. Engineers are going to the site on Tuesday the
18th. to look into it. |
Ongoing |
| 01/10/05 |
13:00 |
SMT |
The version of Aips on Mt. Graham was too old to patch so I
installed the latest version instead. Then I applied the patch described
below. |
News |
| 01/08/05 |
07:30 |
12M |
Thanks to Eric Greisen, we have finally fixed Aips so it can
read in our raw sdd files. There was a problem reading Intel byte format
files. You may patch your version of Aips 31DEC04 by visiting the Aips site
here. I
will patch the SMT's installation when I get back from the AAS meeting next
week. |
Fixed |
| 01/03/05 |
14:30 |
SMT |
Looks like the 1mm JT receiver will be out of commission
until at least January 31, 2005 |
Ongoing |
