June 25th (UT)

Post date: Jun 25, 2015 6:25:3 AM

Came up to work on the interior and take pretty pictures. Water tank at 29" (28" after water pump charged the system). Did a lot of cleanup downstairs. Found that small animals have taken up residence in the outside of the walls of the coude room and the dome. They are presumably responsible for the brown liquid running out of said walls/hatches. Yuck.

I've found some issues getting the imaging system working, some because the camera, filter slide, and shutter were removed from the telescope recently. Found the shutter was left disconnected, a probably light leak is creating a strong ramp in the bias, probably because there's no tape between the shutter and the telescope, and the filter wheel's power brick was left on the desk. Most worrying though, the filter wheel isn't working as expected. It isn't making clicking noises, and it's motor doesn't stop running once you plug it in. With Chris' permission, I'm going to remove and investigate. More later...