29 marzo 2014

Observer: F. Cusano, R. Carini, M. Faccini
Telescope Operator: G. Beckett
Support Astronomer: O. Kuhn (on call)
Instrument: MODS

Summary

We should have used LBC, but the problem with the blue shutter still persists. We use MODS.
Some cirrus at the beginning of the night. Humidity 9%.
Clear sky during the night

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
Vanzella_D	macsj0744	dual grating	1.5h
Vanzella_E	MACSJ1149	dual grating	5 h
Standard	Feige 66	dual grating	6 m
Vanzella_C	RXJ1532	dual grating	0.5 h

Details

02:00 The TO opens the dome

02:34 Slewing to Vanzella_D

• modsAlign mods1r.20140329.0002.fits-mods1r.20140329.0004.fits
• seeing 0.9

02:51 execMODS mods.macsj0744_mos_2.obs mods1b.20140329.0002-0003; mods1r.20140329.0005-0006

• seeing 0.8

03:57 execMODS mods.macsj0744_mos_3.obs mods1b.20140329.0004; mods1r.20140329.0007

• seeing 0.8
• script stopped to change target according to PI priority

04:32 slewing to Vanzella_E

• modsAlign mods1r.20140329.0008-0011
• seeing 0.8

05:03 execMODS macsj1149_mos_1.obs mods1b.20140329.0005-0006; mods1r.20140329.0012-0013

• seeing 0.75

06:09 execMODS macsj1149_mos_2.obs mods1b.20140329.0007-0008; mods1r.20140329.0014-0015

• seeing 0.7

07:14 execMODS macsj1149_mos_3.obs mods1b.20140329.0009-0010; mods1r.20140329.0016-0017

• seeing 0.8

08:20 execMODS macsj1149_mos_4.obs mods1b.20140329.0011-0012; mods1r.20140329.0018-0019

• seeing 0.8

09:25 execMODS macsj1149_mos_5.obs mods1b.20140329.0013-0014; mods1r.20140329.0020-0021

• seeing 0.8

10:35 slew to standard star bd332642

• star at zenith, problem with the rotator we change standard

10:51 slew to feige66, airmass 1.4

• modsAlign mods1r.20140329.0024-0025

10:58 execMODS feige66.obs mods1b.20140329.0015-0017; mods1r.20140329.0026-0028

11:13 slew to Vanzella_C

• collimation needed on a bright target
• modsAlign mods1r.20140329.0029-0031

11:39 execMODS rxj1532_mos_6.obs mods1b.20140329.0018; mods1r.20140329.0032

• seeing 0.7

12.15 end of the night

-- %USERSIG{RobertaCarini - 2014-03-29}%