Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Wed, 09/23/2015 - 22:52
BSM_South will be off the air until mid October, as Peter Nelson will be traveling to Peru.
BSM_NM is out of action until the mount gets repaired.
BSM_HQ, BSM_Berry are working fine. We've added autofocusing to BSM_HQ to improve the images.
BSM_Hamren is starting to run again; we're working on obtaining good flats.
coker30 is still undergoing commissioning; it should be up soon.
OC61 is out of action until September 28 at least. There is a focuser issue, and no local staff available to look at the problem until then.
TMO61 has a mount controller issue.
SRO should be started in the next week or so, if the weather cooperates.
In other words, this has been a bad September for AAVSOnet! I'm hoping for better news soon.
Arne
Hi Arne,
what is the current status of BSM Argentina? Cheers,
Mark
Hi Mark,
BSM Argentina has mount problems which require the replacement of the drive motors. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to get replacement parts into Argentina, due to a corrupt customs division. I haven't found a solution to this. We're just waiting until the parts can make it through.
Arne
Thanks Arne,
that's a shame, hopefully it can be resolved soon. Cheers,
Mark