Possible Improvements to the 1.5m Telescope

first contact is Esteban Parkes
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IMPROVED OBSERVING
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   1     replace TCS (no backup!)                       Tyler Linder
   2     update ctimac3 operating system (scary)
   3     upgrade dome vents
   4     upgrade windscreen                             Jorge Briones

         re-establish tip/tilt guider to get light on fiber
         replace ThAr lamp in CHIRON
         update Observing Manual and post on web
         update SNR information and post on web
         upgrade dome drives ($3K?)
         realuminize primary ($1K?)
         get spare DEC drive engine (none as of AUG 2009)
         get readout for slit width to show correct values in obs room

  ???    improve focus

2019.09  cleaned bearings for bottom border
2018.06  made RUN CALIB 2 sign
2018.04  bought duplex printer
2017.12  washed mirror for 2017
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IMPROVED EFFICIENCY OR COMFORT
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   1     replace floor in observing room
   2     buy two new large chairs for observers
   3     paint observing room

2021.12  installed heater/cooler in observing room
2018.04  bought new stereo system
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