After some post-lift fixing & de-bugging, Tech Ops reckons they've got the RSS filter magazine & slit mask problems sorted out - so we're good to go! They left us with the following warning last night...
Sadly though, the weather's been Anything but co-operative. A dramatic (i.e. astronomically unpretty) sunset was followed by more rain & a feeble lightning display - so Ken was restricted to closed-dome tests such as focus runs & stray light observations.
Today the guys got the etalons connected up & tested (that all looks fine), various blocked/dirty filters & valves were sorted out to eliminate overheating problems & they also worked on some RSS baffling between the filters & the detector. However, the undisputed highlight of the day was a display by *3* adult black eagles over the plateau, just a pity they were too far away to photograph properly...
Alas - once more, a beautiful clear morning brewed up into a cloudy afternoon & evening with rain + heavy cloud about, so we're likely to be playing the waiting game again tonight :(
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