The vaisala weather station is not responding. The telescope will be down for at least a few days until the station can be inspected.
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Updated RCT blog
Folks,
I’ve updated the RCT webpage to highlight science. I’ve moved the telescope maintenance issues and bugs to a separate location on the site, but you will still get posts will still get to the RSS. Please review and let me know if have suggestions or comments.
New SII filters available
SII filters (6717, and 6730) are now in filter positions 15 and 16, replacing the UV_continuum and OH filters. The filters now available are:
| Number | Name | Center | Bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|
| # | nM | nM | |
| 0 | empty | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | U | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | B | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | V | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | R | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | I | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6444A/Ha_continuum | 644.4 | 8.1 |
| 7 | 6563A/Halpha_2.2nm | 656.3 | 2.2 |
| 8 | 3870A/CN_6.2nm | 387 | 6.2 |
| 9 | 5660A/NH2_continuum | 566 | 12 |
| 10 | 5721A/NH2 | 572.1 | 8.5 |
| 11 | 5260A/Green_continuum | 526 | 5.6 |
| 12 | 5141A/C2 | 514.1 | 11.8 |
| 13 | 4450A/Blue_continuum | 445 | 6.7 |
| 14 | 4062A/C3 | 406.2 | 6.2 |
| 15 | SII_6717 | 671.6 | 0.9 |
| 16 | SII_6731 | 672.9 | 0.8 |
This information can also be found at RCT Filters