Dichroic 3 to check Verniers init M1 : 0.26 M2 : 5.08 M3 : 2.96 M4 : 2.98 M5 : 4.24 M6 : 3.02 Vernier after should be 2.5 Retro before B1B2 3.35 B2B3 6.73 B3B4 4.73 B4B5 5.365 B5B6 ... Retro After (targets) B1B2 5.024 -- 5.10 infact, checked with visible combiner B2B3 5.940 B3B4 5.375 B4B5 5.841 B5B6 5.720 B6B1 unknown B1 moved to 2.5 W1W2 on B1B2: B2: 5.08 -> Retro = 3.35 B2: 5.0 -> Retro = 3.43 B2: 4.8 -> Retro = 3.63 B2: 4.3 -> Retro = 4.11 B2: 3.38 -> Retro = 5.02 / OK Realigning 5.33 50 microns OPD+ on Ealing offset IR2 = 35 microns RETRO +100 microns IR2, 5.432 -> 5.554 on newport +500 microns IR2, 5.554 -> 6.02 M2: 3.38 -> 2.5 Newport 6.02 -> 6.854 IR2 new good position = 168360 B2B3 init retro fringes 6.731 M2 2.96 -> M3 2.5, retro 6.731 -> 7.18 IR3 init 173123 -200 Microns on IR3, retro 6.98 -1050 Microns on IR3, retro 5.94 OK New good position for IR3, 160523 ----- W1W2 on B3B4, fringes retro at 4.732 vernier on M4 moved to 2.5, fringes retro at 5.2080 New position for IR4 174585, retro fringes at 5.375 ----- W1W2 on B4B5, fringes retro at 5.365 vernier on M5 moved to 2.5, fringes at 7.064 New position for IR5 161356, retro fringes at 5.84 ---- W1W2 on B5B6, could not find fringes reset IR5 to 173156 found retro fringes at 8.245, but had to have dichroic 5 on top right spot, faintest move IR5 by -100, -> +100 fringe position 1 mm 7.34, 183756 6.38, 193756 5.95, 199456 5.72 201656 new good position ----------- Moved all vernier mount to align them Verniers stick-out length V6 5.0 to 3.4: -1.6 V5 2.5 to 3.12: 0.6 V4 2.5 to 0.90: V3 2.5 to 2.08 V2 2.5 to 2.80 V1 2.5 to 1.20 ------------- IR5 moved to 141585 to get CHARA optical fringes B4B5 fringes at 5.6, IR4 moved to 151714, test HOME on retro OK, test HOME on pickoff OK (0.02 mm off) B3B4 fringes at 7.6120, IR3 moved to 160452, test HOME on retro OK, test HOME on pickoff OK B2B3 fringes at 6.862, IR2 moved to 177489, test HOME retro ok, test HOME pickoff OK B1B2 IR1 moved to 183939, test HOME retro , test HOME pickoff ok ------------ New positions of verniers after visual alignment (used with the new above pickoff positions ) V1 3.08 V2 2.98 V3 3.03 V4 3.17 V5 3.30 V6 3.00