INAF LBC+MODS queue observing, 2012 January 16-17

Observer: K. Boutsia, R. Speziali
Telescope Operator: G. Bechetti
Support Astronomer: O. Kuhn
Instrument: LBC+MODS

Summary

DOME CLOSED because of snow storm.
Since we are closed, we decided to obtain all necessary calibrations for the projects using MODS

Data Summary

Project	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes

Details

06:00 Starting up MODS

• mods1 start gui
• execMODS ~MODSeng/modsScripts/Support/modsWake.pro
• modsDisp

06:23 I have modified the flat field calibrations from yesterday and I am sending a script to see if it works

• ./script.txt
• our data begin from mods1b 0032 / mods1r 0027
• execMODS bias8.cal mods1b 0032-0041 / mods1r 0027-0036
• execMODS gmosFlatNonino0647new.cal mods1b 0042-0051 / mods1r 0037-0046 the ref slits seem to be saturated in the red (as expected...) and with QTH1+UG5 also in the blue are saturated (again as expected...)
• execMODS gmosFlatNonino0717new.cal mods1b 0052-0061/ mods1r 0047-0056
• execMODS gmosFlatNonino0744new.cal mods1b 0062-0071 / mods1r 0057-0066
• execMODS grmosflats.55.FIORE3new.cal mods1b 0072-0076 / mods1r 0067-0071
• execMODS grmosflats.56.FIORE1new.cal mods1b 0077-0081 / mods1r 0072-0076
• execMODS grmosflats.57.FIORE2new.cal mods1b 0082-0086 / mods1r 0077-0081
• execMODS SlitFlatLBT1.0new.cal mods1b 0087-0096 / mods1r 0082-0096 the counts seem OK for all lams
• execMODS SlitFlatLBT5.0new.cal mods1b 0097-0098 / mods1r 0097-0099 the first lamp combination is SATURATED!!! abort - need to find correct exptimes

08:57 script interrupted for the SlitFlatLBT5.0new.cal - to change exptime

09:01 while deciding how to change exptime for LS_5''

• execMODS grpixflats.cal mods1b 0099-0108 / mods1r 0100-0104

09:34 Test with the LS_5'' to find exptimes

• execMODS SlitFlatLBT5.0new.cal mods1b 0109-0111 / mods1r 0105-0109 the second lamp still saturated / the third red lamp also saturated
• I bring exptimes to minimum but still flats are saturated....
• repeat the flats with the Vflat lamps for both chanels!
• execMODS SlitFlatLBT5.0.cal mods1b 0112-0116 / mods1r 0110-0114

10:08 End of calibrations

10:42 execMODS ~MODSeng/modsScripts/Support/modsSleep.pro

-- KonstantinaBoutsia - 17 Jan 2012