• Re-acquire pointing model data once secondary stabilized (should be done with SEDM RC)

• Fix secondary vacuum system to improve pointing stability (Oct 13-17, 2016)
• Re-acquire pointing model data once secondary stabilized (Done with testing camera, Oct 13-17, 2016)

• Fix secondary vacuum system to improve pointing stability
• Re-acquire pointing model data once secondary stabilized

• • throughput now characterized with Standard stars.

• • pointing still limits acquisition and requires astrometry.net interaction. Consuming ~40s of overhead per science target.

Completed Items:

• IFU optics stabilized by clamp that replaces spring
• Calibration Lamps: now fully automated
• DRP wavelengths: calibrated using Xe, Cd, and Hg arc observations
• RC photometry: automated pipeline completed
• Instrument Control: robotically operated
• Data Reduction: photometry is completely automated, spectroscopy required minimal interaction

• Data Reduction: achieve operational robustness (Don, Nadia)

Commissioning Plans

Outline:

Through a series of observing runs, characterize the instrument and develop and test the automated operation.

Current Major Items:

• Calibration Lamps: current system requires intensive human involvement (Don, Jeff)
• DRP wavelengths: achieve an acceptable wavelength solution and specify the calibration lamps required to achieve this (Don)
• RC photometry: develop photometry pipeline (Nadia)
• Instrument Control: achieve operational robustness (Richard Walters)
• Instrument Throughput: characterize both spectroscopic and photometric throughputs (Don, Nadia)
• Operational Efficiency: characterize procedures that will optimize target observing (Don, Nadia, Richard)

Commissioning Reports:

• SEDM Commissioning Report01

-- DonNeill - 19 Nov 2015