Red dome failure on 2022-06-23

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Red dome failure on 2022-06-23 #3

Closed mjmazur closed 1 year ago

mjmazur commented 2 years ago

During operations the Red shutter failed to open fully. It appeared to be stuck at about 80% open. ACP indicated that it was fully open. This is normally an indication that the upper shutter has become detached from the lower shutter and needs to be fixed on-site. Because there were a series of observations being made, the lower shutter was closed to give an unobstructed view for the camera. This left the shutter in a 'moonroof' configuration that needed to be fixed the following day.

mjmazur commented 2 years ago

The roof was fixed 2022-06-24 The roof was successfully opened/closed on 2022-06-28

mjmazur commented 2 years ago

A spring mechanism to prevent the latch from slipping will be tested July 4/5