INAF LBC+LUCIFER queue observing, 2010 February14-15

Observer: V. Testa, K.Boutsia, F. Pedichini
Telescope Operator: WWack
Support Astronomer: D. Thompson
Instrument: LBC

Summary

* Fernando on the mountain. LBC Red pumped and LN2 filled. Temp. and pressure are decreasing regularly. * Good weather, very thin clouds at the horizon.

Data Summary

Project	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
Giallongo	Cosmos	Uspec	3.0h
Rigliaco	NGC 2264	V,r	1.0h
Mereghetti	LDTR	Uspec	1.0h
Fiore	Cosmos	Uspec	1.0h
Giallongo	Q1623	Uspec	1.0h
Piotto	M67	B	0.66h

Details

00:58 - 5 Bias monoB

01:08 - 10Bias_Bino

01:13 - stopped bias 8/10. Slew to 04:50 , +27:00 for flats

01:15 - Sky Flat Test U 0.3s (~62000)

01:18 - Sky Flat U 5x0.5s PA=0

• 1st one slightly saturated

01:22 - Sky Flat Uspec 5x0.8s PA=0

01:25 - Sky Flat B 5x0.5s PA=0

01:29 - Sky Flat B 5x1.0s PA=180

01:33 - SkyFlat V 5x2.0s PA=0

01:38 - Sky Flat V 5x5.0s PA=180

01:43 - Sky Flat r 5x10.0s PA=180

• 800 counts. Strange behavior, looks like shutter got stuck. Test with V and r fast OBs.
• Shutter seems not to be working. Try shutdown and restarting the camera.

02:00 - No way. Shutter in strange position

• Try to move with testpower and minicom.
• Succeeded.

02:20 - Exposure ok. Restart (35 min downtime, although it does not affect science time, as it happened during twilight)

02:23 - Slew to NGC 2264

02:25 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• Usual Z7 -3000 Needed

02:28 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• Big pupils. Z7 not applied. Also need Z4 +10000

02:32 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• still not converging properly, sends crazy Z4=-13544
• Z4 +14000
• Z7 -2000

02:38 - try again....

• reached a reasonable fit
• 1785 -3111 -1172 1214 -970 -688 150 0.00 1.46
• 414 1075 -473 -1262 -248 -184 150 1.93 0.71
• 171 1201 -202 237 -224 41 150 0.89 0.40
• -439 144 277 51 102 0 0 2.14 0.22

02:45 - NGC 2264 V1

• Out of focus since the beginning.
• Stop and redo dofpia

• -154 278 281 308 81 448 103 1.07 0.35
• -756 226 96 168 -85 248 37 1.28 0.36
• -97 138 90 155 -7 45 -44 1.36 0.13

02:55 - NGC 2264 V1

03:35 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• -935 -117 -522 1021 -134 327 -150 1.07 0.65
• 168 74 726 -93 114 -191 -141 0.99 0.28
• 275 46 261 78 21 -75 -59 0.93 0.17

03:42 - NGC 2264 R1

04:23 - Slew to M67 and dofpia

• -3469 2 365 331 -192 -252 -150 0.78 1.39
• 279 -47 233 -14 95 -132 -59 0.87 0.18

04:26 - WDs_M67_LONGB1 * Seeing around 1.0"

04:26 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• -475 -196 -211 -40 67 -98 -18 1.00 0.23
• 508 -185 -404 -89 -16 -136 24 1.21 0.27
• 61 265 -144 6 -67 -98 33 1.29 0.14

04:56 - WDs_M67_LONGB2

• Seeing degraded, not worth continuing
• Interrupted after 4th. Seeing going > 1.1"

05:15 - SA98_UBVgUs 1position

05:21 - slew to cosmos_G1_c, dofpia,/BlueOnly

• -1203 297 254 196 -166 247 -5 1.06 0.53
• -156 -201 -312 37 11 140 8 1.22 0.17

05:25 - cosmos_G1_c

05:56 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• 624 71 103 187 -7 163 22 0.90 0.29
• 166 199 -62 -11 0 41 33 1.05 0.12

06:01 - cosmos_G1_d

06:31 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• -509 -267 -97 0 -110 66 7 0.99 0.24
• -40 -153 404 -125 82 -58 -25 0.91 0.17
• 197 -243 -334 87 -78 -5 2 1.04 0.17

06:37 - cosmos_G1_e

07:08 - dofpia,/BlueOnly * 54 169 491 -38 249 37 -2 0.98 0.21 * 450 -10 -285 -132 9 -109 7 0.80 0.23 * -61 105 -200 -65 45 44 0 0.87 0.12

07:14 - cosmos_G1_f

07:44 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• 659 240 -485 43 77 -145 17 1.01 0.33
• -21 241 284 3 32 -28 4 0.93 0.14

07:48 - cosmos_G1_g

08:19 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• 40 -307 -159 107 -79 80 -4 0.84 0.15

08:22 - cosmos_G1_a

08:54 - slew to COSMOS-Fiore - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• -490 -260 -99 -17 -49 14 -13 0.80 0.23
• -64 -182 -49 141 -14 -55 1 0.78 0.12

08:58 cosmos_Fiore_Uspec_P1_a The exposure has been paused due to problems with the shutter. Once verified that the shutter is working correctly the exposure has been resumed.

*09:40*-dofpia,/BlueOnly

• -1905 -167 182 110 -5 82 10 0.79 0.76
• -548 -53 252 -1 -65 64 -21 0.75 0.25
• -50 188 97 -65 55 44 -6 0.72 0.11

09:45 - cosmos_Fiore_Uspec_P1_b

10:22 - SA104_UBgUsV

10:42 - slew to Q1623 - dofpia/BlueOnly

• -165 373 573 -67 -345 -179 -32 0.78 0.30
• 347 273 252 -110 92 0 -8 0.82 0.20

10:47 - Q1623_Uspec_3

11:21 - dofpia/BlueOnly

• 1003 -351 -67 -180 51 -204 -25 0.72 0.44
• 499 7 219 -93 -94 -195 -31 0.62 0.26
• 448 249 -174 55 81 -146 1 0.67 0.24
• -102 -213 356 195 19 92 5 0.67 0.18

11:27 - Q1623_Uspec!_4

* 12:02 * - Slew to Mereghetti - dofpia/BlueOnly

• -675 -199 -917 52 -30 24 9 0.89 0.39
• 64 -158 -394 22 -151 -67 17 0.91 0.17

12:08 - LDRT-Ui-1Ra (Mereghetti)

• Slight problems with the guiding. After OB check the pointing
• It seems to loose focus during a single exposure. Perhaps effect of forces? We re-collimated during exposures.

12:37 - ACT0401 Pointing Star

• 123859 CA=-81 arcsec, IE left untouched (313,11 pix diff)

12:42 - Replay ACT0401

• 124317 - 10 pix difference both directions.

12:44 - dofpia,/BlueOnly

• 1296 -173 126 -48 156 -57 -7 0.68 0.53
• 14 -165 84 -4 13 6 4 0.69 0.10

12:48 - LDRT_Ui_1Rb

13:19 - SA104_UBgUsV

• very bright sky, these are actually good flats.

13:35 - End of Night

-- VincenzoTesta - 15 Feb 2010