INAF queue observing, 2015 Nov 28-29

Observer: F. Cusano, A. Rossi
Telescope Operator: Steve Allanson
Support Astronomer: Dave Thompson (on call)
Instrument: LUCI/MODS

Summary

At the sunset the sky is clear. The wind is borderline (16 m/s).

Night duration (12\xB0 el twilight) 18:20-6:00 ( 02:30-11:50 UT) = 11 h 40m

Observing time: 09 hrs 50 m (84%)

Weather time loss: 0 m (0%)*

technical time loss 1h 50m (16%)

Data Summary

Project_RUN	Objects	Filter	ExpTime	Notes
Ragazzoni	PY_340	210zJHK	30m	(weak alignement for LUCI mos problem)
Saracco	M004XLSms2	Red grating	1h45m
Standard	GD71	red grating	9m
Guaita	M0717	H2	1h	another 30 min have been done the 20151125 during LBTO service
Guaita	M0717	Br_Gam	1h
Guaita	M0717	Ks	10m
Standard	Rubin149	H2	10m
Standard	P266-C	H2, Br_gam, Ks	10m,10m,2m
sky flat	LUCI	J,Ks, K, H2, Br_Gam

Details

00:00 problems with executing the OB for skyflat with LUCI
we cannot move the blind mask out because of connection and configuration problem.

00:34 skyflat in K band with LUCI2 luci2.20151129.0002-0014

• skyflat J luci2.20151129.0015-0026

01:20 slewing to Ragazzoni PY_340_mod

• seeing 0.7
• airmass 1.1
• acquisition, problem in the acquisition in moving the mask, problem solved changing the mask id in the ob, luci2.20151129.0027-0030
• 1:50 science==luci2.20151129.0031-0035==
• 1:50 seeing 1.3"

02:32 slewing to the telluric Ragazzoni

• acquisition luci2.20151129.0036-0052
  problem executing OB, in the first attempt the star is outside the slit. A second attempt was succesfull

3:19 slewing to the telluric Iovino

• acquisition luci2.20151129.0053-65

3:46 slewing to Iovino 2015_2016_5_HK_spec_251115

• acquisition luci2.20151129.0066-0069
• problems to align mask

4:30 swich to MODS for problem with LUCI2

4:47 slew to Saracco, acquisition mods4.XLSm2.acq mods2r.20151129.0002-0006

• seeing 1"

5:08 execMods2 mods.4.XLSms2_1.obs mods2r.20151129.0007-10

• at the start of exposure seeing 1.1"
• at 3rd exposure seeing 0.9" (5:58)
• at 4th exposure seeing 0.8" (6:15)

6:18 execMods2 mods.4.XLSms2_2.obs mods2r.20151129.0011-13

• at the start of exposure seeing 0.9"
• at 3rd exposure seeing 0.8" (6:51)

7:18 slew to standard GD71 for Saracco, acqMods mods2r.20151129.0014-0015

• execMODS mods2r.20151129.0016-0018

7:50 swith to LUCI

8:03 slew to Guaita photometric standard Rubin149_H2, luci2.20151129.0070-0079

• seeing 1.0"

08:12 slew to Guaita imaging H2, luci2.20151129.0080-139

• seeing 0.8"

10:05 Guaita imaging Br_Gam luci2.20151129.140-199, problem with the guide star, the TO check the pointing (15min lost)

• file luci2.20151129.140.fits not good
• seeing 1"
• at 10:36 seeing 0.7"

11:49 Guaita Ks luci2.20151129.200-209

• seeing 0.8"

12:06 slewing to a standard, P266-C; no guide star, the TO is checking the pointing

• 12:24 H2 luci2.20151129.210-219
• Br_Gam luci2.20151129.221-230
• Ks luci2.20151129.231-241

13:14 starting sky flat Ks, J, H2, Br_Gam

14:10 starting LUCI calibration Ragazzoni, PY_340

• execMods PY_340_new.cal luci2.20151129.328-336