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Hollow Hill Observatory
Night operations
Unread. Ravi Desai
08:12 Dome 2 shutter fault, logged at 03:12
The east shutter on dome 2 stopped at 40% during the 03:00 close. The motor drew normal current, so I suspect the limit switch rather than the drive. Instruments
Unread. Night allocation committee
06:10 Semester B time allocation: your proposal was accepted
We are pleased to confirm that proposal HH-2026B-014, "Variability of dusty white dwarfs", has been allocated 11 nights on the 0.6 m telescope. Observing
Unread. Ana Lucía Ferreyra
03:40 School visit on the 22nd: telescope demo plan
Thirty-two pupils from Millbrook Primary are coming on the 22nd. They have been learning about the Moon, so a first-quarter Moon is perfect timing. Outreach
Ravi Desai
Thu Spectrograph recalibration finished
The arc-lamp fit is done. RMS residuals are down to 0.04 Å across the full range, a clear improvement on last month. Instruments
Weather station
Thu Forecast: clear from 21:00, seeing about 1.4 arcseconds
Clear skies expected from 21:00 until 04:30. Humidity below 70% all night, wind north-easterly at 10–15 km/h. Observing
Unread. Grace Mwangi
Wed Visitor centre rota for October
The October rota is attached. Two Saturday evenings still need someone who can run the telescope tour. Outreach
Facilities
Tue Generator test on Thursday morning
The backup generator will be tested on Thursday between 07:00 and 07:30. Power to the domes will switch over twice.
Tomasz Krawczyk
Mon Data request: photometry of V1405 Cas
Our group is modelling the late decline of the nova V1405 Cas and would love to include your V-band photometry from August. Observing
Ravi Desai
3 Oct Filter wheel spare parts arrived
The replacement detent springs for the filter wheel arrived. I will fit them during the next cloudy night. Instruments
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