JCMT Pointing Reports - 1997

• 970318 - The Inclinometry Baseline Results
• 970324 - inclinometry - disturbing results
• 970401 - inclinometry less extreme
• 970408 - tracking to test TEL_EMPIRICAL
• 970409 - tracking - repeat of above test - results show current TEL_EMPIRICAL is OK
• 970410 - pointing with SCUBA - nice new 7-parameter model installed.
• 970411 - new track model following the welding of joint 7/8.
• 970412 - 2nd track model following the welding of joint 7/8; some 1" differences from yesterday's model.
• 970413 - 3rd (partial) track inclinometry ; some 0.5" differences from yesterday.
• 970418 - inclinometry following the welding of joint 1/2.
• 970423 - inclinometry and pointing. Current 7-parameter model OK
• 970428 - Proposed Correction for the Elevation pointing
• 970429 - Thermal Lag between JCMT Dish and Legs
• 970505 - Further Analysis of elevation pointing
• 970516 - inclinometry following the welding of joint 8/9.
• 970529 - inclinometry following the welding of joint 11/12, plus check of central bearing problem.
• 970615 - inclinometry following the welding of joint 6/7.
• 970630 - inclinometry (970625,29,30) and pointing (970630)
• 970708 - Analysis of pointing 970630 - 970706
• 970712 - Central Bearing update.
• 970717 - Radial-arm Inclinometry of 970707 & 970712
• 970731 - Radial-arm Inclinometry before (951026) and after (970712) track welding.
• 970801 - Additional radial-arm inclinometry - from the back left wheel.
• 970804 - Central bearing update.
• 970815 - Central bearing monitoring; Mars traverses azmiuth 240.
• 970819 - Jennifer Hatchell's mapping data suggesting that the central bearing problem predates July 1996.
• 970908 - Analysis of recent elevation pointing.
• 970910 - Confirmation of track model following central bearing load adjustment of 970819.
• 970910 - Correlation of TMU inclinometry data with those from the legs.
• 970921 - Update to the track model.
• 970922 - central bearing monitoring.
• 970925 - combined pointing 970917-25 shows 7-parameter telescope model OK.
• 971031 - Track model updated
• 971105 - Track model updated
• 971113 - central bearing monitoring.
• 971122 - Track model updated
• 971215 - Track model updated - but excursions at joints increase in amplitude.
• 971217 - Pointing model updated.
• 971218 - Pointing model updated again.
• 971222 - Change to the value of temp_slope.
• 971230 - Pointing model updated.

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