SCUBA-2: baby steps

As most of you will know, SCUBA-2 is now on the telescope being put through its paces. Given the high data rate of the instrument, the number of people working on it (in Canada and the UK as well as here at the JAC) and the upcoming early science call, we are racing to make raw data downloadable from the JSA by the beginning of November.

This is a challenge, both because the instrument systems themselves are in flux, and because everybody is so busy with commissioning. Still, thanks to the great efforts of Sharon and her team at CADC, we have coaxed some data into the JSA and searched for it using the test interface. It might not seem very exciting, but this has given most of the infrastructure a good workout, so it is a promising sign that we can meet our target.