How do you get to the zoo?

Directions to the zoon are presented along with the answers to many other questions

The installation of a digital autoguider in Las Campanas in 2011 March

I upgraded the autoguider and mount control system on this visit. I installed our first digital autoguider: the mount controller. I installed a new UPS, cured the step in Ivan, installed a new waterproof cloud detector, cleaned the rain detector, replaced the cups on the anemometer, and replaced the CPU fan in the computer

The grand opening of the Mount Wilson Zoo

The zoo software is installed in Mount Wilson on a new computer. The front cell is changed because all of the potassium had leaked out. One of the forward detectors was replaced because it was noisy

The grand opening of the Sutherland Zoo

The zoon software is instaleed in Sutherland on a new computer

Jabba is returned to Carnarvon in 2009 July

We visited Carnarvon from July 1 to 17. We put Jabba back on the mount. We also upgraded the computer from Fedora Core 5 to Fedora 10

The installation of a digital autoguider in Carnarvon in 2011 September

We upgraded the autoguider and mount control system on this visit. We installed a digital autoguider: the mount controller

The grand opening of the Narrabri Zoo in 2004 July

The zoo system is installed in Narrabri. The relay box is rewired so that it can handle the new blind motor

The grand opening of the Las Campanas Zoo

The zoo software is installed in Las Campanas on a new computer. The instruments are cleaned, the alignment checked, and all other electronics re-calibrated

RED v1.7 -- variable Cadence

New versions of RED and ORANGE are ready. They now allow an optional CADENCE keyword in the control file

The installation of a new transmission monitor in Izana in 2004 November

The transmission-monitor photomultiplier tube is replaced by a new transmission monitor based on a photodiode. A temperature monitor is installed. It monitors the temperatures of the outside air, the upstairs room, the spectrometer baseplate, the interference filter, the scattered-light photomultiplier tube, and the cell oven. It also monitors the right-ascension and declination guider error signals. A new BeebSub is installed