Light not getting to the CCD
Saturday, January 29, 2022 5:54 AM
Problem(s) Encountered:
The problem we met is no target can be observed in the image.
Solution:
The Finder was not moving to the OUT position, even when demanded in xmis2. I noted that after pushing OUT in xmis2, the motor to move the finder was not turning. I touched it and it immediately sprang back to life. So ultimately, the finder was blocking sky light from getting to the detector. I was able to determine this by taking a flat with finder IN, then taking another with finder OUT. After doing so, the counts were extremely similar. Those for finder OUT should have been dramatically lower.