| Date |
Time MST |
Site |
Description |
Status |
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| 06/07/06 |
14:00 |
ARO |
I have posted the summer shutdown schedules for both
telescopes here. |
News |
| 06/07/06 |
11:00 |
SMT |
We have another two fires on Mt. Graham.
Here is the latest news on these fires. |
News |
| 06/06/06 |
12:30 |
12M |
I have posted procedures for shutting down the 12 Meter MAC
system. They can be found
here. |
News |
| 06/06/06 |
10:30 |
ARO |
We continue to receive reports of a few observers who are
having problems using Xremote. We believe the biggest problem is that the
observer is starting their ssh session into the telescope computers without
turning on X11 tunneling. Be sure to add the '-X' switch to your invocation
of ssh. Complete documentation on Remote Observing can be found
here. |
Hints |
| 06/06/06 |
10:15 |
12M |
The 23mmsis receiver is being warmed up in an attempt to
locate the problems with its cooling and maintaining a 4K temperature. |
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| 06/05/06 |
16:00 |
12M |
MAC shutdown procedures are posted
here. |
News |
| 06/03/06 |
09:35 |
12M |
The 23mmsis just will not stay cold during the hottest parts
of the day. An ongoing investigate continues. |
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| 06/01/06 |
14:00 |
12M |
A small AC unit is installed in an attempt to cool the
23mmsis dewar and allow it to maintain its 4K JT temperature. |
News |
| 05/30/06 |
12:00 |
12M |
The MAC is back online after a serious rebooting. |
Repaired |
| 05/27/06 |
19:00 |
12M |
The MAC will not boot up properly and is shutdown until it
can be repaired. |
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| 05/24/06 |
14:00 |
ARO |
Director Lucy Ziurys is interviewed for the
SETI
Institute's Weekly Radio Program. Here is a shortened version containing
only Lucy's segment on
comets. |
News |
| 05/22/06 |
06:45 |
MST |
Here is an
update on the Mt. Graham "Taylor File". |
News |
| 05/20/06 |
10:01 |
SMT |
The first fire of the 2006 fire season is burning on Mt.
Graham. Here is a
link
to our 2006 fire season web page. |
News |
| 05/18/06 |
14:30 |
12M |
The hot temperature are effecting more then just the
receiver. Now the elevation encoder has a bit that appears to stick on
whenever the temperature get above 34C. Investigation continues. |
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| 04/28/06 |
11:45 |
ARO |
ARO now has a faq web page.
Not much there yet, but it's a start. |
News |
| 04/19/06 |
14:00 |
SMT |
The Forest Service has put out a news release on fire
restrictions effective today, April 19, 2006 Please read the
new release here. |
News |
| 04/12/06 |
14:00 |
12M |
Stefanie Milam has submitted a CBET circular about her 12
Meter observations on the comet 73P. Here is the release:
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
S.N. Milam, A.J. Apponi, L.M. Ziurys, and S. Wyckoff, Arizona Radio
Observatory and Steward Observatory
Observations of the J=1-0 transition of HCN at 88.6 GHz were conducted
towards comet 73P component 'C' on April 11.36 UT with the Arizona Radio
Observatory 12m telescope on Kitt Peak, AZ. Two out of three hyperfine
components were detected with intensities of 0.035 +/- 0.005 K for the F=2-1
transition and 0.024 +/- 0.006 K for the F=1-1 line, with corresponding
linewidths of 1.0 +/- 0.2 km/s and 0.7 +/- 0.2 km/s, respectively. These
measurements indicate a total column density of ~3.4x10^{11} cm^{-2} for HCN
in the 'C' source of 73P. A production rate of Q(HCN) ~ 3x10^{25} s^{-1} was
calculated using a Monte Carlo model, assuming that this molecule is a
parent species arising from the nucleus. This transition of HCN appears at
the cometocentric velocity derived from the JPL Horizons ephemeris.
Here is a
link to the Harvard web site |
News |
| 02/14/06 |
20:00 |
12M |
23mm receiver start cooling. |
Repaired |
| 02/14/05 |
16:00 |
12M |
Turns out the brake was stuck engaged and not letting the
dome door motor move. Once free of the brake, it moved freely. George ground
a little clearance in the three tangs that engage in the frame of the motor.
Once reassembled the motor worked fine. Replaced drive chains for both
motors and tested. Dome door functions normally now. |
Repaired |
| 02/13/06 |
16:00 |
12M |
Because the dome door problem look like it will take a few
days to repair, we are warming up the receiver to try and unblock the JT
stage. |
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| 02/13/06 |
14:00 |
12M |
While switching from site generator back to commercial
power, the 23mm receiver had a difficult time coming back down to operating
temperature. |
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| 02/13/06 |
8:00 |
12M |
The dome door is stuck in the open position and can not be
closed. We are working on it. |
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| 01/31/06 |
15:00 |
SMT |
We have now posted the design and repair manuals for the
Forbes Filter Banks.
(ARO Only) |
News |
| 01/05/06 |
13:00 |
ARO |
We now have the entire weather history from both telescopes
on-line and available
here. |
News |
| 01/04/06 |
14:00 |
ARO |
We have improved the 12 Meter weather page. See
here to view the results. |
News |
| 01/03/06 |
08:00 |
12M |
We must have had a power outage over the holiday shutdown
period and the 23mmsis receiver compressor failed to restart. As a result
the 23mm is warm as of this AM. |
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