| Date | Description | Person(s) | Hardware Group | Action performed | Attachment | Edit | Site | Task(?) |
| 2024-09-07 |
Iodine cell not heated for about two hours from 16:10 to 18 UTC |
Mads |
Iodine cell |
Heater was re-enabled and started heating again |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
|
| 2024-08-22 |
Observation of beta Aql was stopped due to bad weather (clouds). Dome closed but a T1 shutdown error message occurred even through the dome closed properly. |
Jonatan Rudrasingam |
Dome |
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None |
Edit |
MtKent |
|
| 2024-07-29 |
No connection to SONG Tel-Com 1. The telescope control computer is not reachable on the network |
Mads |
Tel-com |
Tried to power cycled the computer which did not help. On site assistance is needed to investigate the issue. |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
222 |
| 2024-07-23 |
No connection to FUT CMOS detector. I get the error "Could not connect to the camera." for any attempted operation with the camera. Have tried to turn off, wait, and the on again without any effect. Could you try to de- and re-attach the usb connectors and test the usb connection? Let me know when if you need me at the other end for troubleshooting. Thanks |
Karsten |
FUT CMOS detector |
|
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
221 |
| 2024-07-10 |
I observed two things as watcher... 1. the telescope did not observe any targets for a period of time near the end of the night, although dome was open and weather was OK. 2. 15 minutes later I lost contact to the webpage and could not even see the Watchman-site and in case of emergency therefore no close the telescope (or call.. since info. on actions is on the webside). The webside was active again 15 minutes later and nothing went wrong and I did not needed to perform any actions. |
Hans Kjeldsen, AU |
Telescope |
nothing - I informed Frank and Mads via SMS |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
220 |
| 2024-07-01 |
The shutter for T2 is not working - probably not in remote mode. If there is still power connected to the nasmyth unit on T2, please put the shutter in remote mode, next time you are at Mt. Kent - in this way we can run calibs in the normal way, which makes life, and data reduction, easier :-) |
Frank Grundahl |
Spectrograph |
2000 |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
219 |
| 2024-06-17 |
The shutter on T1 does not seem to work - probably not in remote mode. Please go to T1 and press the button to activate remote mode for the shutter. T2 shutter is ok. |
Frank Grundahl |
Telescope |
2000 |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
217 |
| 2024-06-16 |
T1 dome did not close automatically (at high humidity) and I therefore initiated a full shot down via activating shutdown overwrite. This had no effect and I therefore contacted Frank Grundahl and asked him to check this. Frank managed to close dome 1 such that the telescope is safe. |
Hans Kjeldsen, AU |
Telescope |
I called Frank Grundahl. He will havbe the details and he managed to close down the whole facility. |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
|
| 2024-06-15 |
Observations did not start after sunset, and the weather is fine. The Or_scheduler log says the monitor has not prepared the telescopes for observations. |
Frank Grundahl |
T1 and T2 |
Tried stop/start monitor(s) - did not seem to help. I will keep and eye out and close domes manually if needed. The monitors 'runs as it should' according to the log. |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
215 |
| 2024-06-09 |
The telescope stopped and is now idle. Will email before I close down |
Hans Kjeldsen |
Telescope T1 and T2 |
Email to Frank and Mads. Will close down later. No risk at present. |
Show |
Edit |
MtKent |
214 |
| 2024-06-05 |
T1 is not tracking well and drifts off during tracking. Offset is significant and light is not entering the fibre. |
Hans Kjeldsen, AU |
Telescope |
No actions .. weather turned bad after some time. |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
|
| 2024-05-27 |
No connection to anything in the FUT dome including the dome webcamera. Previous events like this were due to no power to the FUT dome. |
Karsten |
likely no power to FUT dome |
|
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
211 |
| 2024-05-26 |
Dome 1 did not close (despite clouds) |
Hans Kjeldsen, AU |
Dome |
I contacted Frank and he closed the dome |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
212 |
| 2024-03-26 |
Half yearly regular RCD electrical testing |
Mads |
Electrical |
Stopped software and powered off tel-coms (t1, t2, fut), motors, detectors and main server. |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
|
| 2024-03-12 |
T1 guider with new USB extender reports error (ASI_ERROR_TIMEOUT) |
Mads |
T1 guider |
The camera is detected on the server but will not acquire images. I suggest a hard reset (power cycle). Is the USB extender power connected to the PDU outlet number 6? |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
208 |
| 2024-02-09 |
No connection to anything in FUT Dome. Perhaps no power? Seem to recall something about a breaker switch separate for the FUT Dome in previous similar situation. I send this on behalf of Mads, who is going on vacation. |
Karsten |
All |
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None |
Edit |
MtKent |
207 |
| 2024-02-05 |
Guide camera on telescope 1 is not responding correctly. |
Mads |
Guiders |
Tried to power cycle outlet 6 on the T1 PDU in the dome. This should be the USB booster for the ZWO camera. It did not help. Perhaps a physical unplug - wait 30 seconds - and replug will work. |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
205 |
| 2024-02-01 |
No connection to FUT CMOS detector |
Mads |
Detector |
The USB connection does not show up on the machine on which the software is running. Maybe a loose USB connector? |
None |
Edit |
MtKent |
204 |
