Log Entry #nofilter 7/4/2019-7/8/2019

Post date: Jul 09, 2019 12:0:12 AM

Issues: Evora crashed on our first night around 12 am when the filter wheel failed to change. We were unable to close out of Evora. Attempted to manually kill Evora and then get a necromancer to bring her back to life. We were successful in our murder and dark rituals, and there is a documentation tacked to the board in the control room on what to do if problem occurs again.

Dome wasn't responding to the Xbox controller. Had to be paired again after everything was shut off. 

To pair: there is a circular black button on the top of the wireless receiver for the Xbox controller (a black device just inside the yellow base of the telescope; should say 'Microsoft' on it); there is also a tiny circular black button on the front of the controller itself. These must be pressed and HELD PRESSED at the SAME time (the green lights on the receiver and controller should start flashing). Keep them pressed until the lights stop flashing and the Xbox controller's green light is located at the top left of the silver 'X' button. 

Apologies if the explanation above is not clear - hard to explain in words without being there :)

Slight issue signing into the MRO website to post and edit logs. For UW students, signing in must be done using your @uw.edu email, and this will only work if your UW netID profile is configured to work with Google (I had to sign up for UW G Suite through my.uw to get this to work). I suggest the MRO website to include a small explanation of this somewhere. 

Wildfire happened across the giant gully north of the observatory; was put out by the next day. Smoke & haze MAY have affected seeing.

Food Stock: -Still hella apples and clementines

                    -Three metric heaps of watermelon on plates

                    -Onions

                    -English muffins

                    -Some lettuce 

                    -Maybe like 4-5 LaCroix cans

                    -Tub of sour cream

                    -Bag of grapes

                    -Bag of cherries

                    -Carrots, I think

                    -Two half-drank jugs of milk

                    -A bit of lunch meat

                    -A ton of condiments

                    -Three sticks of butter

                    -So much salt. Seriously guys, stop bringing salt

                    - Some maple syrup remaining (no waffles left, sorry!)

                    - At least one bag of coffee (possibly a bit more)

                    - Instant oatmeal

Water level upon arrival: 27 inches

Water level upon leaving: 14 inches

Things to buy: Paper towels (there is only 1 full roll remaining in the darkroom)

                        Saran wrap 

                        Paper bowls