INAF LBC+LUCIFER queue observing, 2010 October 09-10

Observer: V. Testa, K.Boutsia, M. Fumana
Telescope Operator: D.Gonzales Huerta
Support Astronomer: O.Kuhn
Instrument: LBC - LUCIFER

Summary

relatively clear sky with some clouds during the night
Seeing on average decent: ~1" in the IR, ~1.2-1.5 in R (according to the AG FWHM)
30min lost because of telescope communication problems
30min lost because of instrument problems (LBC)

Data Summary

Project	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
Longhetti	S2F1-142	150Ks	4hr	seeing below 1" -Telluric+ARC+FLAT, maybe some clouds
Turatto	SN2009jf	J, H, Ks	80s + 160s + 240s	seeing around 1"
Cresci	DSF2237A	Ks	50min	seeing below 1", maybe 5min with clouds

Details

01:17 - Strange flats

01:48 - Slew to pointing star ACT0219

• Pointing correction OK + mirror adjust OK

01:51 - slew to SA113 dofpia,

• dofpia,/First
• red image looks like a bias.

02:03 - Turn OFF/ Turn ON LBC

• Does not work. It's a problem with the r-SLOAN filter wheel, try other filters

02:35 - Use a last-but-one version of the software

• No light from r-SLOAN as well. Problem with filter wheels in the red.
• Seeing is however quite poor (~1.5")

02:40 - SWITCH TO LUCIFER

03:11 - Slew to SN2009jf image acquisition (Turatto) 001-002

03:18 - Science imaging scripts for SN2009jf

• Imaging H 003-004
• Imaging J 005-008
• OB interrupted because objects are elongated - INITIALIZE

03:29 - Image acquisition for SN2009jf 011-012

• changed acquisition script offset to absolute
• Science imaging script H 013-016
• Science imaging script J 017-020
• Science imaging script Ks 021-024

03:47 - Slew to CampoA (Cresci)

• NO GUIDE STAR

03:55 - Slew to CampoA (Cresci) after changing guide star 025-028

• interrupted because images are elongated again
• To correct focus, we switch cameras (N3.75 -> N1.8 -> N3.75) and INITIALIZE
• restart OB - interrupted because of ReadOut Manager error - IntegrationAbortedException

04:10 - Science script for Ks Imaging CampoA 0029-0073

• 45 Jitters done, exited at 05:27 by telescope comm. error

05:32 - Connected again the telescope but still not working, restart telescope server on the Lucifer side

05:39 - Back again to Cresci Campo A collimating

05:50 - CLOUDS!!

• Lost target, script stopped. 0074-0081 probably last two or three not good

05:56 - Slew to Telluric1 Longhetti (error in committing telescope)

• Unable to get DD entries via IRS (error message)

06:28 - Telescope problem solved - slew to TEL1 (Longhetti)

• acquisition 0082-0084

06:36 - Science script fot TEL1 0085-0092

06:41 - Slew to science target Longhetti

• acquisition 0093-0095

06:54 - Science script Longhetti 8th run 0096-0103

• at the end of the OB offset Y +64 to go back to starting position

07:38 - Science script Longhetti 9th run 0104-0111

• at the end of the OB offset Y +64 to go back to starting position

08:23 - Science script Longhetti 10th run 0112-0119

• at the end of the OB offset Y +64 to go back to starting position

09:07 - Science script Longhetti 11th run 0120-0127

• at the end of the OB offset Y +64 to go back to starting position

09:52 - Science script Longhetti 12th run 0128-0135

• at the end of the OB offset Y +64 to go back to starting position

10:36 - Science script Longhetti 13th run 0136

• on 2nd offset - lost guiding - OB canceled

10:47 - repeat acquisition of Longhetti target 0137-0139

11:02 - Repeat science script Longhetti 13th run 0140-147

11:47 - Slew to Telluric2 Longhetti

• target acquisition 148-152

12:00 - Science script fot TEL2 0153-0160

12:04 - Slew back to science target Longhetti because images of the last run seem faint

• clouds? - out of focus? - target not centered in the slit ?
• repeat acquisition and last run after INITIALIZE
• target acquisition 0161-0163

12:21 - Repeat science script Longhetti 13th run 0164-167

• after 4th integration OB interrupted because of twilight

12:44 - Calibration Unit IN

• Start with FLATS - aborted 0168-0192
• ARCS with flexure compensation OFF 0193-0198
• ARCS with flexure compensation ON 0199-0204
• These calibration files DO NOT have PARTNER and PI on the header
• correct script - including archive information
• move telescope to the HORIZON
• FLATS with flexure compensation ON and telescope at the horizon 0205-0454

13:35 - Darks - End of Night

-- VincenzoTesta - 10 Oct 2010