Panels and countrerweight

The old counterweights were lifted into place this morning, and now the telescope is almost balanced. We will not know for sure until the torque is measured again. We are currently waiting on a connector before we can turn on the motors.


We have a resident underneath the telescope. We call him stumpy, for obvious reasons. He comes out and pecks at pebbles, but someday he will get a real bug. There are tons of these little lizards everywhere, and sometimes they will freak you out if you are not expecting it.


Brian worked on the panels for most of the day, and they are basically in the right spot. There is a fifth tab though, and some of these might need to be modified. We wont know if the panels are in the exact right spot until the photogrammetry is done, which should start this weekend.


This is how the telescope was left today, you can see the counterweights in the new location.