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TOM1 Moves Again
Dan and I just tore out the coo-coo clock mount for TOM1 and moved it
again. Where it was I could still not see much sky. Sigh! There is a
real problem living in a woods if one tries to do astronomy. Now TOM1 is
in about as good a position as possible for seeing, while being convenient
for connecting to the lab and for power. The tower is in the worst
possible position for mounting a telescope that looks out through
doors. If the doors faced South, 36" slides would be enough. Facing South
West as it does, it would require 40+ inch slides to be able to look
straight up.
Still, TOM1 can see enough sky that it will never run out of things to
measure in my lifetime.
Fortunately, a big Oak tree is dying. This will probably save my marriage
as I do not think I could cut it down if it was living without Jennifer
throwing a snit.
Lots of things to do. Mike will be here next weekend to collect MIKE. I
still have the mystery bad data problem, but it is getting less mysterious
all the time as I narrow the problem down. I found one more floating input
and will tie it down today to see if that will fix it. I have also found a
way to patch around the problem in software.
As soon as MIKE leaves, GLENN will take about a week to get out on the
balcony for testing. I will need to make some more cameras, but the
filters have arrived, and Cary Chleborad is making more parts for camera
heads. This will allow me to go into camera production. With luck, I have
enough cameras put together without the new parts for GLENN. I just have
to test them.
When GLENN goes out on the balcony, ROB can go up on the production
stand. I think I am operating on the squeaky hinge priority scheme. The
most active and noisy person gets the next system. I do my best to make it
the one who is doing the most work. Just working quietly though will not
do you much good. You have to talk about it on the list or I don't know
all the good things you are doing.
Tom Droege