Hi!
Telecon tomorrow (July 30) -- and we can report on our basically successful flight today, with launch just after 5 am this morning, and telescope imagery obtained by Yorke (which will be posted within the next few days) with assistance from student Asher Lantz -- at our usual time: 1:30 pm Eastern (10:30 am Pacific, 19.30 European). Discussion items include: today's (July 29) flight, flight planning, calibration and observation tests, light sources and light source modelling, goniometric and pre- and post-flight calibration, communications tests, new nanosat bus and payload solid models, computing/website, grant applications, and recap of schedules. A reminder of the CSA project timeline is attached. Yorke is driving to New York tomorrow for a weekend family reunion so it's unlikely that he'll be able to join, so it may be a short meeting tomorrow sadly with just me to report on this morning's adventures.
Here's how to connect: 1) Open Skype on your computer (note that of course, you should first install Skype, http://www.skype.com , on your machine if you haven't already). 2) In the "Contacts" menu, add me ( jalbertuvic ) as a contact, if you haven't already. 3) Just wait for me to Skype-call you at the usual time (1:30 pm Eastern, 10:30 am Pacific). 4) If there is any trouble, or if you don't get a call for some reason and would like to join, just send me an e-mail (jalbert@uvic.ca).
Here's the tentative agenda:
I) Flight plans II) Recent calibration and observation tests III) Diffused light source and its modelling, pre- and post-flight calibration, and goniometric calibrations IV) Nanosat solid models, and Houman's thesis V) Computing/website VI) Grant applications VII) AOB
Talk to you all tomorrow, thanks! justin
Attachments: http://projectaltair.org/HyperNews/get/AUX/2012/11/12/18.02-43361-Schedule-20120702_hqp.pdf