We expect delivery in the 1 March 2001 timeframe. The camera will then have to be integrated into the Nassau Station CCD control software. The Polaris Monitor CCD failed in late fall 2000 and is currently at the vendor for repair. Timescale for being back online - unknown. The bench spectrograph had its first light through it in early December 2000.
Operation appears nominal.
We are currently modifying the focus control system to obtain finer control. This should be complete by mid-March 2001. Note that a number of these items can proceed simultaneously but that they are to a great extent dependent on weather conditions. Remount the mirrors and recollimate the telescope. Calibrate the CCD's for flat fields and exposure times.