INAF queue observing, 2013 Oct 30-31

Observer: M. Fumana, R. Speziali
Telescope Operator: G. Becchetti
Support Astronomer: M. Edwards
Instrument: MODS

Summary

Night in shared time with DDT.
At the sunset clear sky.
Humidity still too high, we are not able to open at twilight
Seeing very variable during the night.

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
FusiPecci_07	07AA	Dual grating	30min
FusiPecci_07	07A	Dual grating	60min	Bad seeing in the first 3 exposures
FusiPecci_07	07B	Dual grating	30min
FusiPecci_07	07C	Dual grating	30min
FusiPecci_07	07D	Dual grating	30min	Out of spec

Details

Humidity dropped

01:53 The TO opens the dome.

01:58 Starting with DDT program

02:59 Seeing ~1.5"

04:20 Switching to MODS. INAF programs

04:46 Acquisition of Fusi Pecci_07AA 0001 - 0002

04:55 modsAlign =>offset -3.470 6.614

04:59 execMODS G1_ls_01.obs ==

*05:40*Acquisition of Fusi Pecci_07A acqMODS B225_ls_PA150.acq

05:48 modsAlign =>offset -3.938 3.579

05:51 execMODS =B225_ls.obs = SEEING =1.8

• seeing ~1.5"
• seeing ~1.3"

06:28 Run again the same script execMODS B225_ls.obs

• now seeing seems stationary around 1.3"

07:06 Acquisition of Fusi Pecci_07B acqMods B23_ls_PA098.acq

07:17 execMods B23_ls_03.obs

• seeing is getting better <1"

07:52 Acquisition of Fusi Pecci_07C

• acqMods B158_ls_PA090.acq
• Added manual offset (-0.2,0)
• Added manual offset (+0.1,0)

08:10 execMods B158_ls_04.obs

• seeing is ~1"

08:47 Acquisition of Fusi Pecci_07D * acqMods B218_ls_PA85.acq

08:55 modsAlign =>offset -1.477 4.899

08:13 execMods B218_ls.obs

• seeing is ~1.7" (dimm seeing 1.3")
• Out of spec: seeing to high

08:35 DDT programs

12:01 Hiltner600 standard star

12:22 Closing dome

Calibrations

• Pix2pix Flats 0064-0068
• LS5x60x1.0 Flats 0069-0074
• LS5x60x1.2 Flats 0075-0080
• LS5x60x0.3 Lamps 0081-0083
• Bias 0084-0093

-- MarcoFumana - 31 Oct 2013