05 February |
Removing the cables from the old telescope is nearly completed.
New vent louvers have been installed on the generator shed.
The old generator is being replaced by a new instant-start
generator. The Ramsey plate is being moved to over the
door.
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07 February |
The 10-inch and Singer telescope lenses were removed today. |
08 February |
Work is also proceding on the dome, installing weather seals and
working on the drive for the aperture cover. The aperture cover
can now be opened, although the drive mechanism needs more work. |
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09 February |
Today we removed the 26 inch mirror, the top of the
spectrograph, the Singer telescope and the electronics
racks on the dome floor. |
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12 February |
Today we removed the 10 inch telescope.
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14 February |
Roy is finding a new way to get into the dome.
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20 February |
The 26-inch tank and the center
counterweight assembly were removed from the
dome today.
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21 February |
The remiaining parts of the old telescope,
the fork and polar axis, the pedestal, the
26-inch primary mirror, the Singer and 10-inch
tubes and the
spectrograph, were taken out of the dome today.
The vacuum pump and hydraulic table were also removed.
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22 February |
Old telescope parts to be disposed of,
Didn't really want to take this picture.
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