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

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